this is a great little gathering of rook-facts Rupert, thank you! I
may well use the info somewhere
KS
On 12/08/07, rupertmallin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andrew burke" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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
> > http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
> > http://www.inblogs.net/hispirits
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/
>
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