Bird ID

[David Craine]

It is a bit of a coincidence that this thread should appear at this time.
I am half way through making s series of shot tubes decorated with Owls , they are not finished yet but I thought I would post a quick snap of them.
They are not all native to the UK but because they are so striking the foreigners were included. They sell at tackle fairs and are as popular as the tubes decorated with our scaly friends. This year a few have gone off to Germany , purchased by a foreign visitor to Redditch .

David

 

[Neil Smart]

Since moving to what is a in essence a place where birds live and we are merely there to provide them with some food and no doubt some curiosity as to our lives. We are blessed with visits from Pheasants of all colours and the rather drab but bolder females who exercise order in the group. All the usual song birds and the occasional woodpecker both Green and Lesser Spotted. We have Kites and Buzzards, Owls that screech Jackdaws, Crow and Magpies that cause havoc.
But for me the Rook is the real star, they have such a strong bond within their group and really enjoy a chat and a moan with us whilst perched on the power lines.
We do put out bird food and also bread! we were entertained in the summer in watching Jackdaws soaking hard stale bread in the bird bath to soften, and then the youngsters copying but using a flower pot as a vessel

 

[Joe Winstanley]

But for me the Rook is the real star, they have such a strong bond within their group and really enjoy a chat and a moan with us whilst perched on the power lines.
We do put out bird food and also bread! we were entertained in the summer in watching Jackdaws soaking hard stale bread in the bird bath to soften, and then the youngsters copying but using a flower pot as a vessel

I would agree Neil. I think all the corvid species are pretty fascinating birds to watch, seemingly more intelligent than other species. They've been unfairly maligned over the centuries.

Now seeing ravens on a regular basis Spectacular birds.