the big boys came to visit

OMG these look vicious,look at the beaks....

huge beaks Janette arnt they lol

Are these Rooks Irish?

I,d say they are Gilli .. they must be hungry to come down to the garden , are they the ones building the nest near you Eileen ?

aye i think they are Gilli

im not sure where they came from Amy, think they are nesting in the local park

These are definately rooks and very charismatic birds they are too. It is very unusual to find them in gardens, being birds of the open countryside. They are fabulous birds and you are very lucky to have them. There is a lot of folklore concerning rooks. Not least that if rooks desert a farm, the farm is surely going to die.

wow , very interesting Toto

Good pic :o)

OOOOOOOooooo Eileen did they Scare U ? Their Big are`nt they :)

thanks TT

no jacque i wasnt scared lol, was hoping id have time to get a photo before they flew off

To my mind, they are the true sound of the country. Beautiful birds of the crow family.

Toto i spend last night looking them up on the net, so much folklore surrounding these birds, it made amazing reading

Very true Irish. You'd also be surprised at much of the folklore that surrounds animals and plants. It is wonderful to read.

They must have come over from North Yorkshire Eileen - BB has the rookery!

lol more of BB's spies