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Birds - Jackdaw Page 1

Image Taken on 04 Mar 2010 at 17:39 Image of day on 09 Apr 2010

We have been regularly going out at sunset to hope to see our local Barn owl setting out on his evening hunt. Twice now, at different places, we have seen the owl being harassed by a Corvid, in one case never identified, and in this case definitely a jackdaw. As the darkness forces us back home the owl gets left in peace by the corvids as well.

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Image Taken on 13 Dec 2014 at 10:58 Image of day on 27 Jan 2015

The Buzzard then got disturbed from it's rest by a territorial Jackdaw. The jackdaw started about 2 buzzard lengths behind the buzzard in this accurate montage. We left the Jackdaw out for the next 2 frames as they overlaid the image of the buzzard in the preceding frames, but the Jackdaw was climbing fast and re-appears above the Buzzard for the last 2 frames.

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Image Taken on 10 Feb 2017 at 13:37 Image of day on 22 Mar 2017

An opportunity to show you the sizes of Corvids we normally see, plus a male Blackbird for scale.

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Image Taken on 23 Apr 2016 at 18:11 Image of day on 31 May 2016

A Jackdaw eyeing over a corn-on-the-cob before probably pecking some bit the human's teeth missed.

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Image Taken on 24 Jun 2012 at 17:58 Image of day on 31 Jul 2012

The jackdaws have done very well this year. Although we do see large numbers together, the 'family group' of 3 to 5 birds is more typical - mum + dad + sprogs.

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Image of day on 25 Nov 2005

All the beating wings in this Jackdaw-Magpie confrontation has lifted the dry fallen leaves from the ground.

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Image Taken on 09 Dec 2020 at 13:03 Image of day on 08 Jan 2021

A single Grey Squirrel surrounded at just over 'swipe' distance by an arc of 5 Rooks. Behind the Rooks is a line of 4 Jackdaws.

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Image Taken on 27 Feb 2011 at 15:59 Image of day on 02 Apr 2011

Not so elegantly seeing off a Jackdaw, this squirrel is caught in an wonderfully aggressive Kung-Fu posture. We would love to have seen this from the other side!

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Image Taken on 04 May 2016 at 18:23 Image of day on 07 Jun 2016

Grey squirrels really can be a bad-tempered lot.

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Image Taken on 26 Jun 2013 at 13:45 Image of day on 09 Aug 2013

A 'brand new' Jackdaw with yellow beak edge and some downy feathers.
Can even a young Jackdaw be 'sweet' - we think this one gets as close as you can get!

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Image Taken on 18 Jun 2012 at 14:46 Image of day on 24 Jul 2012

On the perch by the peanut feeder this young jackdaw is undoubtedly waiting to be fed, but they quickly learn how to peck out the food!

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Image Taken on 28 Dec 2007 at 12:17 Image of day on 29 Jan 2008

Jackdaw showing off those immaculate glossy feathers.

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Image Taken on 09 Jan 2007 at 12:08 Image of day on 18 Jan 2007

Jackdaws are frequent subjects of the automatic cameras, but rarely present themselves in a suitable pose for publication.

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Image Taken on 26 Nov 2012 at 15:23 Image of day on 28 Dec 2012

This montage of a Jackdaw and Rook landing on either side of the tree stump lets us compare the sizes.
The beak size difference is enormous!

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Image Taken on 15 Dec 2014 at 09:01 Image of day on 30 Jan 2015

A Jackdaw about to land on the peanut feeder perch.

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Image Taken on 21 Mar 2015 at 10:55 Image of day on 07 May 2015

A rook making a sort of parachute landing on the perch ...

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Image Taken on 29 Jun 2014 at 19:43 Image of day on 03 Sep 2014

A young Jackdaw on the left has just received another beakful of peanut fragments. The nuts take a while to wheedle in pieces, so it is unusual to catch the moment.

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Image Taken on 10 Apr 2023 at 12:38 Image of day on 21 May 2023

A Jackdaw caught a little earlier in the landing sequence than normal.

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Image Taken on 28 Mar 2019 at 17:04 Image of day on 25 Apr 2019

This Jackdaw on 'final approach" catches the evening sunlight in has black but shiny underwings.

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Image Taken on 12 Mar 2016 at 11:19 Image of day on 13 Apr 2016

A Jackdaw making final approach adjustments to land on the perch.

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