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Tuesday 5 January 2016

Jackdaw

This is my favourite member of the Crow family. (I think I've probably said that before). The Jackdaw. With it's stunning blue eyes and greyish hood, it stands out from the other corvids for me. An intelligent bird and always great to watch. It can make a lot of noise too, but I don't find it too annoying.

These images were taken on a grey afternoon at Hollingworth Lake in Rochdale. I like the contrast it gives with the Jackdaw. The grey behind the first two pictures is actually the water of the lake reflecting the sky above.



With a little more colour to work with here the grey head is easier to see, plus the blueish tinge to the feathers.

24 comments:

  1. I would have assumed those eyes were white like our crows here in Australia and that it was just a bit of an illusion they are blue if you hadn't said. I'd love to see one in person.

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  2. Oh wow, it's a handsome bird. The last photo shows up its features well. Happy 2016 to you, Adam and happy birding this year! Greetings Jo

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  3. Beautiful shot of this handsome bird! Have a happy day!

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  4. I hadn't really looked at their eyes before - how beautiful #animaltales

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  5. All the members of the crow family are intelligent, but this one is beautiful too! Very nice ... Love those eyes.

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  6. Wonderful series Adam, especially the pose in the last photo.

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  7. Jackdaws are so good to watch and study. Great pictures.

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  8. You got some great shots Adam. Here in Fylde our Jackdaws are very to photograph because they are so targeted by ignorant shooters.

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  9. Great shots of the Jackdaw.

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  10. Much prettier than your average Crow..Great shots! Happy New Year..

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  11. Love the blue eyes! Handsome bird.

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  12. Great photos of a very handsome bird.

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  13. He looks like a clever little fellow too.
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/01/nosey-cat-yep.html

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  14. Lovely shots. This bird always looks angry to me. I am home now from my trip to Malawi but thanks for leaving me all the comments when I was away.

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  15. He really is a beautiful bird! Love those blue eyes too. Great photos of him!

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  16. Really wonderful photos especially to see the eyes so well... Love corvids... Michelle

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  17. They really are beautiful birds. We used to get them fall down our chimney when I was a child but we simply had to open a window and off they'd fly.
    Many thanks for adding them to #AnimalTales

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  18. Oooo amazing photos. I've always wanted to go there. I will put it on my 2016 to do list #animaltales

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  19. What beautiful photos. Those eyes! I don't know jackdaws, but I love crows.

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  20. What a handsome bird! You've captured him beautifully - the eye is particularly beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us at Photo Friday!

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  21. These are great pictures. It's a favourite of mine too and I look forward to meeting up with it every time I visit Europe.

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  22. Lovely birds! They're always entertaining to watch.

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