tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post4888242713000894906..comments2023-12-14T17:43:04.484+00:00Comments on timbobig: Rooks and crowsTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-26030200147425598532009-10-07T15:24:30.570+01:002009-10-07T15:24:30.570+01:00The swallows here are odd too. They divebomb the s...The swallows here are odd too. They divebomb the swimming pools and drink from them as they skim the surface. The sea is five minutes down the road but hardly any gulls at all. In fact the only birdsong around here is from poor, exotic birds kept in cages.<br />My favourite bird sounds are larks and swallows...to be heard from a sunny field somewhere.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467630407914812378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-51216407746678947862009-10-05T14:27:24.750+01:002009-10-05T14:27:24.750+01:00Our housemartins left a couple of weeks’ ago and s...Our housemartins left a couple of weeks’ ago and spent the last few days of their visit to Norfolk showing their youngsters how to build a nest. This meant that every time we stepped outside our back door we were bombarded with bits of mud being dropped down from the eaves by the incompetent young ones. They only ever practice above our back door, thank goodness and I don’t think we could cope with a complete nest and all the associated droppings! We have one at the front and the pile on the roof below is reaching new heights this year, with the lack of rain in East Anglia.<br /><br />Talking about rooks and crows, we have many rook’s nests around us and they come into the garden, very cautiously, for the bread we put out during the winter and spring. They are quite amusing, as they sit on the fence for ages until they are absolutely sure it is safe and then they swoop down and dance sideways on the grass to the piece of bread they want. We were on the river yesterday and saw what looked like two crows who thought they were seagulls. They were with a flock of gulls who were hovering over the water and swooping for food. The crows were doing the same except they chickened out at the last minute when they got near the water. Very strange behaviour.SuPinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180040541449486599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767918086420070312.post-88007067161224655982009-10-05T08:06:47.978+01:002009-10-05T08:06:47.978+01:00Yes, that's crow for you. They do like playing...Yes, that's crow for you. They do like playing chicken.<br />Interesting bird activity here yesterday. Looked out across Lake Tucker to suddenly see a hundred or more swallows swirling & diving over it, like they do through the summer. A minute later they were gone.<br />Consensus is that they were off to South Africa & just before crossing the coast they spotted the pond (for it is no more than that) & thought they'd grab a last snack before the trip.Richard WalkLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306430776956627549noreply@blogger.com