Insects? Is that all I'm supposed to eat?
I am hungry and very Cross! not happy at all, Dad/Mum has flown off, while their task is to feed me.
young Jackdaw, Corvus monedula,
he or she, kept demanding more from the parent. And this while the parent would fill up its own beak, and start "calling" for help desperately. A strange sound would come forth from the bird with its beak stuffed completely, including its crop. So how did it produce the call? Beats me. I think the parent was glad to get some food for itself
, as all of it disappeared soon, without a crumb to Junior.
Yesterday I noticed that Junior would fly against the fence from the schoolyard, with regular intervals. the youngster clearly had trouble with flying, and I assume that it had been foraging on the empty school yard, and would then 'remember' that its parent would be in my garden, at the other side of the fence. Reaching the top of the fence however, is another matter entirely.
Then, once it had found the parent in my garden, it needed to be able to take off with the others, parent(s) included. And this time it was stuck between fence and our shed, which where taking off would be considered impossible by any Corvus. (Hooded Crow, Rook, Magpie or Jackdaw) Adults of these species would hop onto the shed from there. Our brave young Jackdaw however made the mistake of walking too far back. Something it will learn in due time.
This picture shows the eager Junior and the stern parent.
Jackdaws, juvenile left and adult right. Corvus monedula.
grumpy juvenile :D
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ReplyDeleteAww, what a wonderful JJ Junior. I've heard the young crows try to caw here and it's a weird sound. Not at all like it should be, lol.
ReplyDeleteThe young Rooks too, not to speak of juvenile Magpies. The latter being the worst, I think of all three of these Corvus species. No sign yet of young hooded Crows, although I did see a juvenile at the bay last week.
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