Wonderful snap -- shot - excellent poem
But are we talking real crows? I think we're talking rooks! Norfolk writer
Mark Croker (spelling?) has done some brilliant work on rooks - a rookery of
60,000 near old Buckenham where he lives in Norfolk.
The simple sorting of Rooks and Crows is that Rooks always gather together;
Crows are pretty solitary. Given Ted Hughes I should be into Crows but I am
into Rooks bigtime! Rooks forecast the weather by where in trees they build
their nests, their huge rookeries. It's even more subtle than this as they
will not group together when there is high humidity or impending bad
weather.
It is rare to see a fledgling Rook because of their high tree top nests and
their care of their young.
Rooks are the most sociable birds of the wild. They let Jackdaws nest with
them - however fickle the daft Jackdaws! It is a rare sight to see Rooks
turn on other birds. However, I have seen them gang up against a Marsh
Harrier, to protect their youg.
It's never a Crow hung up by a farmer to ward off others - it's always a
Rook.
Without the Rook there is no future for humanity. Pigeons, seagulls, foxes
and all have become Urban. I do understand. However, Rooks have resisted,
probably because of such huge rookeries, such a brilliant social
organisation together!
And, without the massing of Rooks I don't think the more solitary Crow could
survive. We have lots to learn...
As said, great poem - R xx
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From: "andrew burke" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 2:19 AM
Subject: snap: crows
> each day - sunny
> and warm as toast -
> crows needle us
>
> they say all is doomed
> Christ hangs on his cross
> in the staff room
>
> the priest tells the kids
> that's the good news -
> 'eternal light shine upon us'
>
> high in the trees
> crows caw and cackle
> _farrk, farrk, farrk ... _
>
>
> --
> Andrew
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