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The Jackdaw looks black at a distance, but at closer range it is dark grey and not black with a blue/grey eye. They are extremely intelligent and can become quite tame where they are not persecuted. A much underated bird.
I have a similar coloured bird over at The Farm, John. Will put up some photos soon, not that I think they are the same species, or even distantly related.
ReplyDeleteJohn, I am getting a great education in bird-spotting from you. I know this chap (the UK version, that is) but have not identified him until now. We have started to get ocassional invasions from large crows, about 30 at a time.
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Hi Grandpa, I look forward to seeing them. You do have a Jackdaw species over there, it is called the Daurian Jackdaw, very similar in build etc, but it is black and white.
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I hope you are enjoying it bazza!
ReplyDeleteAre you sure they are a flock of Crows? It is quite unusual to see a lot of Crows together, it is more often Rooks that you see in numbers. Rooks have grey feathers at the base of the bill.
J