Mar 30 - Do birds ever feature in your work? Give an example. Birds... yes, I wrote a novel called THE CROWS, but this is the name of a house, so-called because there are a lot of crows nesting in the grounds. The birds themselves are more symbols than characters. They are responsible for various omens and foreshadowing, but they don't play a major role. The house (called The Crows) does, and is a character in the book.