Rooks at Octomore

Rooks loading the telegraph wires on the Kilchiaran road while taking a break from stuffing themselves on Octomore barley

Rooks start building in Port Charlotte

I watched a rook carrying a twig for the first time this year this morning.  They have a lot of work to do.  Usually a significant number of nests survive the winter, but this year there are none left at all following the cheerful breezes that have made the past few months memorable.  They must start from scratch. - Carl

Rook

Some of the Rooks nesting beside Carl's house in Port Charlotte regularly visit Bruichladdich two miles away looking for food. Here's one which spotted that we had chucked out some elderly homemade cakes from our deepfreeze.
Malcolm

Port Charlotte Rookery

I counted 45 nests at the Rookery at Lorgba in Port Charlotte this afternoon - which I have a feeling is the highest number we have recorded here?  Not all of them are in this photo!!
Carl

Rookery

I counted 42 nests in the Port Charlotte rookery this morning, and there is still much building going on - so we may still add a few to that total.  Rookeries are fairly noisy places and much as I like rooks I am currently very glad of the sound proofing qualities of double glazing - particularly first thing in the morning....  This picture was taken from a bedroom window in Lorgba.
Carl

A short break in the clouds

Yesterday evening there was a short break in the rain and a little colour in the sky for the rooks to admire, but it soon closed in again and rained for most of the night.  It has also rained for most of today.

Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

A Rook visits our lawn yesterday during the Big Garden Birdwatch.
Carl

Rooks and a Rainbow

Thanks to Jan for this one from her archives - Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) at their nests in Port Charlotte. 

The Shorefield bullocks - and a rook

 

Thanks to George Jackson for these shots of the Shorefield Highland bullocks in the snow - and a Rook helping itself to a big lump of fat from George's bird table...

Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

This Rook joined a few of its companions in a raid on our bird table earlier today.  Many birds must be very stressed at the moment - facing a triple whammy of very low temperatures, snow cover and short days, all of which is  making finding enough to eat a difficult business...

Rooks in Port Charlotte

Thanks to Jan for this shot of Rooks in Sycamores next to the whisky bonds in Port Charlotte