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Every year for many years past ( I guess it may not be the same pair, although the life span is 15-20 years, so it maybe)
A single Rooks nest appears in a tree to the rear of my house.
It's quite comical watching it patrol the area flying from one roof top to the next. As soon as something else enters it air space, its off like a rocket
chasing the offender out of sight.
Recently its started wading in the shallow end of my pond and grabbing any pond snails that get in the shallow end.
Fair enough, they breed like errr snails anyway. Plenty for everyone.
But just recently its learned a new trick. It finds half a loaf ( well it seems like it) and dumps it in the bird bath, I assume to soften it.
I wouldn't mind if it ate it all, but no, I'll come home and find a crust or a hunk of "french loaf" floating in there and contaminating the bird bath, as it breaks down.
This obviously deters other smaller birds from drinking or bathing.
Which in turn is a bit of a mystery as the pond is only a few feet away and has a very shallow end.
I guess the smaller birds feel safer in the bird bath as its about 30" off the ground, though.
A single Rooks nest appears in a tree to the rear of my house.
It's quite comical watching it patrol the area flying from one roof top to the next. As soon as something else enters it air space, its off like a rocket
chasing the offender out of sight.
Recently its started wading in the shallow end of my pond and grabbing any pond snails that get in the shallow end.
Fair enough, they breed like errr snails anyway. Plenty for everyone.
But just recently its learned a new trick. It finds half a loaf ( well it seems like it) and dumps it in the bird bath, I assume to soften it.
I wouldn't mind if it ate it all, but no, I'll come home and find a crust or a hunk of "french loaf" floating in there and contaminating the bird bath, as it breaks down.
This obviously deters other smaller birds from drinking or bathing.
Which in turn is a bit of a mystery as the pond is only a few feet away and has a very shallow end.
I guess the smaller birds feel safer in the bird bath as its about 30" off the ground, though.