Quoth the raven "that meme is ornithologically inaccurate".
Speaking of ornithology we've just roasted up a chicken to fight the vegetarian hunger pangs, and Wales won the rugby so both me and the Asda p*sshead are pleased.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I'm annoyed because I dashed out as soon as it stopped raining and started to mix up some compost and grit ready to plant some Iris 'Harmony' in pots. Got half way through and yes, it started raining again. Covered it over, came indoors and logged on here. Guess what, it's stopped raining and now the sun is shining. You can bet your bottom dollar that if I get all togged up to go outside again, it will rain before I get up to the potting table!
I'm convinced the weather up here is sentient. Every time I go to put paper in the recycling there always seems to be a random gust of wind trying to scatter it all.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I believe they are jackawys @Hostafan1 which would make them a train or a clattering of jackdaws.
@philippa smith2 the local weather gods veru quickly sussed out my trick ofleaving all the cushions out on the chairs on the terrace. Hasn't workked for months now.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
In my garden the collective term for jackdaws is an Asbo.
They don't look like jackdaws. I can't decide if they're carrion craws or not though. I think it's the light on the pic Rooks have paler beaks and 'hairy' thighs. tittering please. Ravens are quite different. Beautiful things.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I tend to do the same @Hostafan1, apart from the jackies. I'm quite fond of them really. They always have a cheeky look about them, and after watching the gymnastics of a pair who were nesting in a small hole in the soffit of the gable end of a house nearby, I quite admire them We don't get them in the garden - just magpies. These other households must be chucking out the rubbish for them to eat
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
In my garden the collective term for jackdaws is an Asbo.
They don't look like jackdaws. I can't decide if they're carrion craws or not though. I think it's the light on the pic Rooks have paler beaks and 'hairy' thighs. tittering please. Ravens are quite different. Beautiful things.
They're 100% ravens. A bit of Google detective work shows the picture was taken at the Tower of London using their captive birds.
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@philippa smith2 the local weather gods veru quickly sussed out my trick ofleaving all the cushions out on the chairs on the terrace. Hasn't workked for months now.
They don't look like jackdaws. I can't decide if they're carrion craws or not though. I think it's the light on the pic Rooks have paler beaks and 'hairy' thighs. tittering please.
Ravens are quite different. Beautiful things.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We don't get them in the garden - just magpies. These other households must be chucking out the rubbish for them to eat
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...