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the big boys came to visit



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

5 Mar, 2009

 

huge beaks Janette arnt they lol

5 Mar, 2009

 

Are these Rooks Irish?

5 Mar, 2009

amy
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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 ?

5 Mar, 2009

 

aye i think they are Gilli

5 Mar, 2009

 

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

5 Mar, 2009

 

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.

5 Mar, 2009

 

wow , very interesting Toto

5 Mar, 2009

 

Good pic :o)

5 Mar, 2009

 

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

6 Mar, 2009

 

thanks TT

6 Mar, 2009

 

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

6 Mar, 2009

 

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

6 Mar, 2009

 

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

6 Mar, 2009

 

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

6 Mar, 2009

 

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

8 Mar, 2009

 

lol more of BB's spies

9 Mar, 2009



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