Re: Herons..

On 31/12/05 10:48, in article 313030303930323943B661EC14@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
"Janet Baraclough" <janet.and.john@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The message <BFDC061F.27152%sacha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> from Sacha <sacha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> contains these words:
>
>> I don't know how you tell rooks and crows apart, other than the number
>> thing, so I think you're doomed to puzzlement!
>
> Since this thread began I looked that up in me bird book. There's
> very little difference in the size. The beaks and plumage are slightly
> different; crows have a heavier-duty beak. We've had ours under close
> observation with the binoculars today and I *think* they're crows; they
> are a very small group and at least four of them are a pair (who nested
> in a large conifer next door), and their feckless teenagers hatched this
> year.
>
Hmmmmmmmm. I think you've been rooked. ;-)

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Sacha
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South Devon
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