more corvid harassment

[rowanwitch]

local crows like a fight so far this week they have taken on the local pair of buzzards and a female hen harrier.... they were also creating a fuss in sme trees nearby so my money is they had another bird of prey cornered...

Interesting living on 7th floor much of this is happening at eye level

[seadogg]

The gulls are just as bad here. Every time there is a fishing heron in the bay they swoop down causing it to take off. Today magpies did a superb speed sweep on a starling on nexts door's roof. First and only time we've ever admired them.
Its only the rooks that dont deserve Asbos.

[Chaffinch]

I thought I'd outwit the Jackdaws by tying the bird feeders onto the station with string........... yeh, that worked well they simply undid the knot and nicked the string

I'm also sure they work WITH the squirrels, in theiving the garden birds food!

[ladybirder]

Chaffinch, I had a fat square in one of those square cages hooked onto a branch of a tree and a crow sat on the branch, studied the fat feeder for a few minutes and then proceeded to open the cage so that the fat fell to the floor and the crow and his pals then ate it all. Deciding to thwart him, the next day I went out and hung the fat feeder from the branch via a length of string (about 2 ft) so that Mr Crow couldn't reach it. I watched in amazement as, after a couple of false starts, he pulled a small length of string up and then held it in place with his claws, pulled up another bit and so on until he could reach the fat. I was and still am astounded at how darned clever they are.

[redman41]

You are in the Seat of the Gods with that kind of view Rowan !
You will always have something interesting to see and enjoy !!

[Chaffinch]

Ladybirder, your so right they are smater than us mear humans!