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Carrion Crow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Urban Corvids

We’re got three species of corvids in this London park. Firstly, there’s the robust Carrion Crows, with their large beaks festooned with …

Jackdaw - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Cafe culture

I’m at Portland in Dorset with my friend Mark when he offers to buy us ice creams. I’m hardly likely to refuse, …

Jackdaw - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Recycling

There’s a pair of Jackdaws working diligently through the cardboard in the recycling boxes. You’re meant to leave your recycling out before …

Jackdaw - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Jackdaws

There’s a Jackdaw on the picnic lawn at Decoy Country Park. They’re endlessly entertaining, intelligent and wary. I’m waiting for it take …

Jackdaw - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Jackdaws in the rookery

I enjoyed my brief early morning trip to the empty park to see the nesting Rooks. I’m surprised to see the Rookery …

Dartmoor - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Dartmoor birds

A lockdown lifetime ago we went to Dartmoor for a walk. I say ‘a walk’, but it was more an amble from …

Jackdaw - Crime Lake - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Jackdaw

There’s a Jackdaw flying fast towards me at Crime Lake: What a bird! It’s hard for me to be motivated to take …

Jackdaw - Beachy Head - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Jackdaws and Skittles

There’s a Jackdaw on the cliffs at Beachy Head in East Sussex. It has its beak open and is panting in this …

Jackdaw - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) david Bailey (not the)

Jackdawning realisation

As well as all the Lesser Kestrels, there are Jackdaws everywhere in Matera in southern Italy. They’re on the rooftops, on window …