Bird ID please. Raven, Rook or some other corvid.

[chesters1]

Too naughty by far ,they find a upturned bit of felt on the sheds and spend hours (if rocks dont go in their direction) pulling it off and the buggers made ho,es in our trailer tent ,we were taking it down and found holes in the roof which we suspected one of the grandkids did with an awning pole ,luckily before we took vengence i spotted the magpies doing it at 5 am on the cctv! I think next time the tent goes up the air gun comes out of the loft!

Edited August 1, 2016 by chesters1

[corydoras]

Too naughty by far ,they find a upturned bit of felt on the sheds and spend hours (if rocks dont go in their direction) pulling it off and the buggers made ho,es in our trailer tent ,we were taking it down and found holes in the roof which we suspected one of the grandkids did with an awning pole ,luckily before we took vengence i spotted the magpies doing it at 5 am on the cctv! I think next time the tent goes up the air gun comes out of the loft!

Have you not got better things to be doing in the morning apart from watching the fornication of magpies on your CCTV. :-)

[chesters1]

Have you not got better things to be doing in the morning apart from watching the fornication of magpies on your CCTV. :-)

We had to make sure it was the g/kids before issuing punishment ,even i rarely act on impulse until all avenues are covered .

We are still trying to find something that keeps them away both owls and life size cats with big eyes seem to attract them and swinging cd's a toy

 

I wasnt up at 5am we only spotted the holes (ten p sized)on taking the awning down ,i watched footage of the action ,jumping from dawn backwards the day after we spotted them within an hour ,pointless having cctv and not record seeing your stuff nicked ,its also good for proving to thief employing companies parcels they say were delivered were not

Edited August 2, 2016 by chesters1

[Ken L]

[Newt]

Magpies were doing what magpies do for millions of years before humans evolved and hopefully will continue to do so long after the last of us is pushing up the daisies.

 

"Millions of years before humans evolved", magpies were probably still light boned flying reptiles doing what reptiles do - eating smaller critters of all descriptions.

[Dave H]

Some say they are more intelligent than chimps?

I say they are more intelligent than some humans...

 

https://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_klein_on_the_intelligence_of_crows?language=en

[Newt]

When you are dead, you don't know you are dead. It is only difficult for others around you.

It is much the same when you are stupid.

 

We do seem to have more than a few folks who are probably not as smart as a bird.

[corydoras]

"Millions of years before humans evolved", magpies were probably still light boned flying reptiles doing what reptiles do - eating smaller critters of all descriptions.

That would depend on how many millions of years you want to go back Newt.

[corydoras]

When you are dead, you don't know you are dead. It is only difficult for others around you.

It is much the same when you are stupid.

 

We do seem to have more than a few folks who are probably not as smart as a bird.

Brilliant Newt. I have to put that one on FaceBook.

[Dave H]

When you are dead, you don't know you are dead. It is only difficult for others around you.

It is much the same when you are stupid.

 

We do seem to have more than a few folks who are probably not as smart as a bird.

A few world leaders and potential world leaders fall into this catagory for sure