tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286816260772009427.post8452231580641770975..comments2024-03-18T19:44:08.908+00:00Comments on Linden Grove: Rook or Crow?Simonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286816260772009427.post-55949439463800807192011-10-04T09:01:12.298+01:002011-10-04T09:01:12.298+01:00Hi Simone,
I hadn't heard that saying before b...Hi Simone,<br />I hadn't heard that saying before but it sounds true.If I am close enough I tell them apart because rooks have a sort of bald grey patch on their face where the beak starts almost as if the beak continues into their face. <br />I love the big chap in the photo below and just can't believe how dry the ground is at the vineyard!xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286816260772009427.post-87984937770544795612011-10-03T22:10:33.284+01:002011-10-03T22:10:33.284+01:00I see from your edit that you have identified the ...I see from your edit that you have identified the bird, Simone. I'm never sure which is which. We have two very noisy crows in the trees at the back of our garden - they usually call with three or four loud caws each - I expect they are warning each other off their territory:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286816260772009427.post-6643658914177625762011-10-03T19:44:26.126+01:002011-10-03T19:44:26.126+01:00I think crows are about the size of a pidgeon, roo...I think crows are about the size of a pidgeon, rooks are bigger birds. I think!!<br />Vivienne xgreenrabbitdesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562034074399686544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286816260772009427.post-46986608549921701392011-10-03T18:56:42.052+01:002011-10-03T18:56:42.052+01:00I always tell the difference because a rook has tr...I always tell the difference because a rook has trousers, more feathers at the top of his legs.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286816260772009427.post-39642771284192544672011-10-03T18:55:16.662+01:002011-10-03T18:55:16.662+01:00Mmm. Not a blackbird then?!Mmm. Not a blackbird then?!magsmcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278148796772565928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1286816260772009427.post-72821723466989997032011-10-03T17:41:54.852+01:002011-10-03T17:41:54.852+01:00That saying used to be true but in the last few ye...That saying used to be true but in the last few years that has been changing and I have seen many Carrion Crows congregating in the way that one would expect Rooks to do. The way to tell the difference is that C. Crow has a black beak and Rook has a lighter beak with bits of white/grey in it. Jackdaws, however, have light eyes. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com