Bird
08 July 2014, 07:55 AM
#1
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: riding the crest of a wave ...
Posts: 46,493
Likes: 0
Received 13 Likes
on
12 Posts
Bird
I'll get a picture next time, but what bird is it
Crow type body,maybe slightly smaller but also stockier. Black body and sort of greyish neck and head. Kind of two tone
Seem to be on its own.
Could been the female of the species?
Crow type body,maybe slightly smaller but also stockier. Black body and sort of greyish neck and head. Kind of two tone
Seem to be on its own.
Could been the female of the species?
08 July 2014, 08:15 AM
#3
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: riding the crest of a wave ...
Posts: 46,493
Likes: 0
Received 13 Likes
on
12 Posts
Ah, that might be it yes. Cheers.
The head appeared to be completely grey as I remember
I googled most other possibilities
I'll have look at the eye next time ,if I see him again
The head appeared to be completely grey as I remember
I googled most other possibilities
I'll have look at the eye next time ,if I see him again
08 July 2014, 03:14 PM
#6
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 48,539
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
That's cute. That could be the reason why they got called Jackdaw to rhyme with their call. The one who gave them this name must have been a Jack in the chimney.
Nothing beats the cat's call, though. Something to make you all mushy-mushy inside.
Nothing beats the cat's call, though. Something to make you all mushy-mushy inside.
Trending Topics
08 July 2014, 04:03 PM
#8
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 48,539
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Seagulls can be very nasty. Wasn’t there a nasty one in Brighton who stalked a particular guy to the point that he now suffers from PTSD because of that! It wouldn’t attack anyone in the crowd of hundreds on the beach but that just guy! I reckon there was some rivalry between them from past life.
I just found these on line upon researching Brighton seagulls; under the heading of “There is something terrifying happening in Brighton, England”……….>
The OP said-
I'm living in Brighton and you should be ****ing terrified of those seagulls, they're huge.
One day, I had to get up really early for uni, so I was waiting at a bus-stop at around 6:30 am. I was leaning up against a fence feeling sorry for myself and yawning. This beast of seagull, who clearly had spent his life feeding on cigarettes and kebabs landed next to me and "CAW"ed at me until I was forced to move. I've never felt so emasculated in all my life.
Thus ends the tale of how I was bullied by a coastal bird.
Edit: I forgot to mention, this story is all the more demeaning because of the fact that I'm a 6'6", 19 stone, male.
One day, I had to get up really early for uni, so I was waiting at a bus-stop at around 6:30 am. I was leaning up against a fence feeling sorry for myself and yawning. This beast of seagull, who clearly had spent his life feeding on cigarettes and kebabs landed next to me and "CAW"ed at me until I was forced to move. I've never felt so emasculated in all my life.
Thus ends the tale of how I was bullied by a coastal bird.
Edit: I forgot to mention, this story is all the more demeaning because of the fact that I'm a 6'6", 19 stone, male.
A seagull in Brighton tried to steal my vodka once. True story.
As I say, seagulls can be quite vicious. I don’t think Jackdaw should ever cross them.
08 July 2014, 04:19 PM
#10
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Mars
Posts: 11,470
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
They don't like being shot with my 440fps BB gun though...
As much as I can get away with without actually killing them.
Last week I got five in a row, two of them while flying; mwahahahaaaa!
As much as I can get away with without actually killing them.
Last week I got five in a row, two of them while flying; mwahahahaaaa!
09 July 2014, 12:54 AM
#12
From your description, two possibilities spring to mind; The Jackdaw (very common everywhere in UK) and the Hooded crow (much less common). The Jackdaw is quite a small bird compared to other species of crow, and can have a silvery sheen to its head. The hooded crow is essentially the same size as a Carrion crow, and has a two tone grey/black appearance.
Regardless which one you saw, like all Corvids they are very intelligent, and are excellent problem solvers.
Regardless which one you saw, like all Corvids they are very intelligent, and are excellent problem solvers.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post