This Rook stood on the edge of the bird bath eyeing up the possibility of elevenses.
A quick leap and .... success.
If only the food would stay in one place. This is getting tricky.
Oops - fallen off again - will it be an early bath?
Phew! That was a close thing.
After a few goes the Rook managed to grab a decent sized piece of fat ball and took it down on to the lawn to eat. A satisfied Rook weighing one fat ball heavier than when it started. I think that look says, "I'll be back!".
A very hurried set of handheld snapshots but I was really pleased to capture the sequence.
Yes birds will even hover in the air while eating bird food. Bird feeders with weight settings are the only type of feeder that will eliminate the larger birds from eating your wild bird seed. Garden Harvest Supply offers a good selection of this type of feeder.
ReplyDeleteWell I think it's Rook - 1, John - Nil
ReplyDeletefor the time being anyway :D Some great pictures there.
I've seen the odd bird try to hover for a short while, LeatherneckJoe, but not many round here try that. I've seen the type of feeder you mention over here.
ReplyDeleteTricia - I'd just picked up the camera and wandered through to the kitchen so I was in the right spot at the right time. I hope it tries again so I can get some movie next time. It was worth the odd fat ball for the, dare I say, entertainment value.
Lovely, humorous sequence of photos, what a determined bird!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment ShySongbird. It can be difficult to find something humorous in the world at the moment. The Rook really was determined as it took many attempts to get the reward of some food.
ReplyDeleteHi again John, this caught my eye browsing at the weekend. Great stuff :-D
ReplyDeleteIt reminded me of a Jackdaw that has taken (in the past) to flying into a hanging peanut feeder with a very successful smash and grab technique! I, on the other hand have never been successful at catching it on film ;-)