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Birds - Rook Page 20

Image Taken on 20 Mar 2024 at 10:59 Image of day on 10 Apr 2024

Whatever we 'do' to this image we can't make out the details. There are obviously two Rooks, one facing us and the other facing away. And they obviously not pleased to see each other!

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Image Taken on 09 Nov 2016 at 15:54 Image of day on 18 Dec 2016

Ah - in the twilight a couple of Rooks confirm their mutual attraction, said to last a lifetime.

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Image Taken on 14 Mar 2016 at 16:00 Image of day on 14 Apr 2016

A pair of Rooks looking at we know-not-what to the left. Does the Jackdaw (rightmost bird) wonder if it can nip in for a feed?

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Image Taken on 01 Feb 2023 at 09:09 Image of day on 03 Mar 2023

A flock of about 100 sheep has been systematically moved from field to field to our SW and South to eat the untidy crop obviously grown for them and as a green mulch. They have here arrived in the field across the main road. Rooks are equally enjoying the recently exposed ground. These 3 Sheep were strangely moving about pushing together to make a sort of 12 legged 3 headed creature. They could move apart but most of the time seemed to enjoy the comfort of each others presence.

Ref: 20230303_df3_20230201_0909_110 sheep and rooks in field over road to west inc 3 sheep moving as one (orig & final)(r+mb id@768).jpg

Image Taken on 26 Sep 2006 at 16:23 Image of day on 10 Oct 2006

Sparrowhawks and Kestrels and the Corvids really don't tolerate each others presence. This female sparrowhawk and a crow spent some minutes chasing each other about before the rest of the corvids arrived and decided the issue.

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Image Taken on 21 Sep 2008 at 12:40 Image of day on 10 Oct 2008

The sparrowhawk seem to be getting the same treatment from the rooks as the buzzards and kestrels. Being bigger than the kestrel it puts up more resistance, but not as casually as the even larger buzzard. This is a montage of 3 images (dozens of frames apart - don't try to read anything into the action). The top helps with identification and the bottom two give an idea of the action.

Ref: 20081010_dc1_20080921_1240_166+277+292 sparrowhawk male & rook in aerial dogfight (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg

Image Taken on 16 Apr 2017 at 07:52 Image of day on 02 Jun 2017

Here some details of the right-hand Sundog over the top of a lonely nest.

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Image Taken on 02 Jul 2018 at 03:26 Image of day on 23 Aug 2018

We found a rook lying dead outside the kitchen window. We have to assume a bird strike on the window, although we couldn't find any mark on the glass We moved the sad little corpse to the meadow site to see what was interested. To our surprise at about 3.30 a.m. the Tawny Owl landed on the meadow post, immediately flew down for a look and a peck at the dead bird, and almost immediately flew back to the post.

Ref: 20180823_e62_20180702_0326_157_fb5+d01_0326_022+0327_023 tawny owl landing on meadow post + examining dead rook juvenile + return to post 4 of 8 (montage over 2 minutes)(r+mb id@1024).jpg

Image Taken on 17 Jan 2015 at 15:31 Image of day on 28 Feb 2015

A rook is just sticking it's beak into the left edge of the frame. Pigeons mostly defend themselves by hitting the opposition with their powerful wings. Here we think the Pigeon is just preparing 'in-case'.

Ref: 20150228_e63_20150117_1531_110_fb1 wood pigeon reacting to rook mostly out of frame at left(r+mb id@768).jpg

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