Rook
or carrion crow, they liked nuts. This made them more likely to be
crow than rook, unlike their congregation and nests, which made them
more likely to be rook than crow.
You
would think with so many pictures, I might have been able to tell -
but...this book stated this, and that book stated that. Whatever I
read or viewed seemed to lead to one or other - but it evened out to
50-50. They remain a mystery - feathered thighs, flat foreheads,
baggy feathered bellies, ARGHHHH! maybe I should just call them
crooks!!
Well,
here you can see I left Bognor and moved on to Arundel - familiar
territory. I spotted mute swans somewhere in the complex, but did not
photograph them - preferring to focus on the Bewick and Trumpeter
species while the black-necked swans were in hiding.
But
first there was a nest of goslings with parent birds hanging about
guardfully. Not sure if they were more concerned about me staring at
them from the pathway or the ducks that had decided to wander nearby,
though.
All those pictures of the jet-black birds are very striking. And it's funny, because I was thinking of them as crooks, too. :D
ReplyDeleteI wonder if local populations of rooks and crows might breed together, blending appearances and behaviors.
i havent heard of that happening....but i guess it is possible as they are 'similar'...
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