Ravenmaster

Let's get the uncomfortable truths out of the way. This man had a military career including being a British soldier in Northern Ireland in the 1980s. While his love and care for the ravens is clear, they are captive to the tower as a direct result of his actions: trimmed flight feathers being apart of the ‘tradition'. These are realities I can't personally support.
If you can look past that, this is a very charming book. It touches on Skaife's personal history prior to his time at the Tower,  but is largely about his duties and experiences as the Ravenmaster, a good chunk is about both the ravens he's familiar with, occasionally their predecessors, with a healthy dose of raven facts and lore. Skaife's love of history, and learning, and storytelling is palpable. The audiobook (read by the author) is wonderful and includes raven calls, while the physical book has pictures. 

⚠️ animal death