Jackdaws have been nesting in the chimneys of the school, next to us, for many years. A high squeak, the other day, startled me, as I was certain it had come from our own chimney. Our chimney used to be out of bounds for the birds, as the Cork county council installed OFCH in our house in the summer of 2008. I had already heard stuff falling down from the chimney in the last week or so, but with many of the Rooks, Jackdaws and the Hooded Crows using the roof & chimney for the opening of snails, it is impossible to say what it was. However it did sound like coming from inside the egg. For the moment we think that there is no nest inside, but we'll see. Mind you, my planter/birdtable will still be host to a number of Jackdaw fledglings, with or without a chimney nest here or not.
Hooded Crows, Corvus cornix
1st winter Rook, Corvus frugilegus
House Sparrow, Passer domesticus
Male
Female
Female
The jackdaws have cute expressions on their faces. Nice photos.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean; I always smile when watching them, they can be very comical.
ReplyDeleteCool pics of the Rook and Jackdaw Yoke!
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