Happy Post: Meet the Hooligans!

[dizzojay]

So, I'm delighted to say that after the drama of Mr D's 'moment' last week, we had a very peaceful, uneventful weekend.

On Sunday, the weather was mild enough for us to be able to sit out in the garden for a couple of hours for the first time this year, which was lovely.  We had a little discussion about some garden maintenance jobs to do over the Easter break, in particular what we need to do to bunny-proof the garden for when our little furbabies arrive.




What was especially nice was that we were able to sit unnoticed and watch as our resident flock of jackdaws (also known as 'the Hooligans') decided to descend and help themselves to lunch.

And Mr D managed to get some great pictures of them:





Then, when those noisy gits eventually disappeared, this little bloke took his turn for lunch.



Honestly, I think they eat better than we do!

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I love jackdaws, they're so exuberant! And thank goodness for a drama free weekend.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

The jackdaws are hilarious. They always turn up mob handed, we can have anything from three to fifteen, and they're like a bunch of complete loonies.

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

I LOVE any and all corvids! :D Do you know what the lil cutie who came to eat after the jackdaw left is called? :D

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Ah, he's little Robin Bobbin. The Robins are adorable at the moment. They're very cute around us, but a couple of them are being quite aggressive to the others. I think it's that time when they're all thinking about heading off to make little Robins!

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Awe... *dies from the cuteness* They're out here too! And now the bunnies are starting to come out too! Yeah, I think that's on the mind of a lot of creatures, both great & small! XD I've seen bunnies running around chasing each other & birds singing and dancing to impress the ladies too! *winks* With the squirrels, it's hard to tell as they always chase each other around! XD

[fanspired]

Superb pics!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[deanshot1]

I love Robin's, they are one of my favourite birds. Really glad that you had a peaceful weekend. Are the jackdaws that big or is the zoom on your camera that has made them look that big.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Robins are very cute , they're like little fluffy balls on legs :D
The jackdaws are one of the smaller members of the crow family. At a rough guess, I'd say they're about 12" beak to tail.