tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post2499631065631263764..comments2024-03-01T15:43:57.247+00:00Comments on MIDMARSH JOTTINGS: Those Rooks and their PouchesMidmarsh Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-24652728940355235602010-05-01T20:15:58.499+01:002010-05-01T20:15:58.499+01:00Hello Rod. Thank you for visiting and leaving a co...Hello Rod. Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. It is nice to have these little questions solved and that is one beauty of blogging - there is usually someone who can come up with the answer.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-15817750852037566722010-05-01T20:00:38.827+01:002010-05-01T20:00:38.827+01:00Thank you John & ShySongbird for the photo and...Thank you John & ShySongbird for the photo and information on those rooks and their pouches. I've noticed the rooks with their 'double chins' in our Suffolk garden but could find no answers to my question in any of our bird books - now I know. Thank you, RodRod Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-19915452063264243262009-04-20T10:59:00.000+01:002009-04-20T10:59:00.000+01:00Hi Chris: I think we have all learnt something new...Hi Chris: I think we have all learnt something new here. We often just take the large common birds for granted and hardly give them a second glance. It is only having them as regular visitors which gave me the opportunity to observe them close up.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-45517676459795210562009-04-20T09:34:00.000+01:002009-04-20T09:34:00.000+01:00Excellent post with great photos - have just learn...Excellent post with great photos - have just learnt something new! I've also never had rooks on the feeders.Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727246824452355673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-66112982449546987862009-04-20T09:17:00.000+01:002009-04-20T09:17:00.000+01:00Hi Tricia: It's not surprising the pouch is bulgin...Hi Tricia: It's not surprising the pouch is bulging. The partly open beak looks like a conveyor belt. There is a whole line of seeds heading to the pouch!<br /><br />As for the arty Rook piccy - I keep seeing the face of a monkey at the top the right wing. I can see one eye, a nose and a mouth. Must say something about my addled brain cells :(Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-64821886246614654302009-04-20T08:41:00.000+01:002009-04-20T08:41:00.000+01:00Isn't learning a great occupation! Nice to have t...Isn't learning a great occupation! Nice to have the mystery solved and well done SS for getting there.<br /><br />I've never seen a rook with such a pouch before - great pic! And the ethereal picture is wonderful. Just goes to show we shouldn't bin what we sometimes determine as "duds" - incorrectly!Tricia Ryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010432313312804286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-76959709834615842952009-04-20T07:29:00.000+01:002009-04-20T07:29:00.000+01:00Credit where credit is due ShySongbird. You did th...Credit where credit is due ShySongbird. You did the hard work on the research. <br />You are probably better off without the big birds - they can certainly tuck in to a lot of food but useful for clearing up the stuff that other birds leave.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-56622721664930853382009-04-19T21:41:00.000+01:002009-04-19T21:41:00.000+01:00Goodness, that's a pouch and a half John! Lovely p...Goodness, that's a pouch and a half John! Lovely photo of it. Thank you very much for mentioning me, I'm glad I was able to help, I enjoy researching things.<br />They are fascinating birds, I don't see them in my garden, which perhaps is no bad thing as the Wood Pigeons and Collared Doves hog the bird table already.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-40633939101637833782009-04-19T15:27:00.000+01:002009-04-19T15:27:00.000+01:00Holdingmoments: That first shot - the Rook was abo...Holdingmoments: That first shot - the Rook was about six feet from the kitchen window and so busy stuffing its pouch it didn't notice me. They are very skittish and vanish at the slightest movement normally. <br />They love the fat balls, unfortunately. They peck at them and reduce them in size until they can pull one out and fly off with a meal big enough for a whole Rookery :(<br /><br />Hi Jane. Nor did I but then I'm very new to the finer details of birds - all creatures come to that. It's nice to be learning new stuff. Keeps the last remaining grey cell active.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-16342679295342290282009-04-19T14:11:00.000+01:002009-04-19T14:11:00.000+01:00Well I didn't know that! Thanks for that info on t...Well I didn't know that! Thanks for that info on the rooks pouch. You learn something new everyday... JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626959970978663576.post-2103575373050914092009-04-19T13:10:00.000+01:002009-04-19T13:10:00.000+01:00Well done to ShySongbird for solving the mystery.
...Well done to ShySongbird for solving the mystery.<br />What a great detailed shot that first one is John. And Rooks on bird feeders; something I have never seen. Thanks.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.com