person22 Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 (edited) Got this big black one on a maize field earlier, went to fire a few shots into the air to scare them off and this one flew close enough, might make a hide in the ditch tomorrow, should get a few. Edited March 16, 2006 by person22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
person22 Posted March 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 (edited) here's one of my dogs. mum and daughter, coot on the left and mouse on the right Edited March 16, 2006 by person22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
person22 Posted March 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 and this is me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deako Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Thats a rook mate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Yep that's a rook. Don't worry mate you're not alone on here there's plenty that wouldn't know the difference BUT should. It's in the bald base to the beak and the fact that if there's more than one or two (sometimes a few more if they're a family group) they'll be rooks not crows. The bald beak can be seen in flight quite easily unless they've been stickin' it in a dung heap :thumbs: Rooks don't do half the crop damage they're credited with in fact they eat a lot of soil pests and bugs so aren't really the bad boys and they certainly aren't predatory like crows. Crows'll eat eggs, chicks and young of pretty much every other bird so good to shoot them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
person22 Posted March 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 (edited) ha ha yeah i just came on here to edit it cause my dad said its a rook not a crow !!! you live and learn Edited March 16, 2006 by person22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Spot on Highlander If you see a flock of crows, then they're rooks. And that there lone rook is nearly always a crow, or a rook with BO. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
person22 Posted March 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 and my dogs wont pick up either !!! must be the smell to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ratcatcher Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Good shooting m8, keep it up m8. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Rather pleaesed to see it was just a rook. Before opening the thread I had a horrible feeling somebody had slotted a raven.....and then posted the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest john5 Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 and my dogs wont pick up either !!! must be the smell to them dont worry about the smell mate ,, they should get used to you if you own them ,,,,,,, ( i thought they was useless jack russles) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
person22 Posted March 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 ha ha i'll have u know i have very good personal hygine!! i dont take them i take my dads labrador, u cant tell those 2 dogs what to do especially when they r together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 and this is me ! My god their giving SGC to hoodies now LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Hi Person, Nice pair of woofers you got there. Cheers AndyCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Spot on Highlander Don Don, Pleeeeeeeeeeeeez dont encourage him, its hard enough already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Sorry pavman, but Highlander comes across in writing as an entirely reasonable, well educated, deep thinker to me. Are you saying that he ain't like this? Come on - dish the dirt so that we can all beware in future? Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pelt man Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Looking at the picture i'd say its a Female Sparrowhawk or it could be a Buzzard. The Pelt Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Looking at the picture i'd say its a Female Sparrowhawk or it could be a Buzzard. :o The Pelt Man Daft ****** B) :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
person22 Posted March 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 could be a rare black feathered parrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 (edited) could be a rare black feathered parrot That is an X black feathered parrot Edited March 21, 2006 by Browning GTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM'S DAD Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 r u lads sure its not a female KESTREL? :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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