Jackdaw japes

[Kezzab]

We went for a walk today. Messing about by the river and a Jackdaw appears from nowhere flapping round our heads and eventually lands on my shoulder.

It then spends the next two hours with us, follwong us from the river riding on heads and shoulders before getting in the car with us, driving to the ice cream parlour, hopping about while we had an ice cream, came back in the car to the house, hopped about the garden for 15 mins then flew off.

Mad.

 

[Melll]

Oh my word I wonder if it was someone`s pet. What a fabulous experience

 

[Kezzab]

I think it was just young and daft.

 

[Sarpijk]

Very interesting! It does seem young but this doesn't explain how or why it would trust people. Someone's pet sounds possible.

 

[Kezzab]

Its just returned, 4 hrs later!

 

[howanic]

Maybe a hand reared chick that’s been newly released?

sounds like an amazing experience to have.

 

[Kezzab]

Maybe. Who knows. It's well cool. Our neighbour's a gamekeeper and said he used to have one as a pet.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Maybe a hand reared chick that’s been newly released?

When I was school someone had a pet one. It used to sit on his shoulder as well and he had very tattered ear lobes. Some-one else had a stoat and his fingers looked like they had been seared with a blow-torch.

cheers Darrel

 

[LondonDragon]

In Portugal is common to keep these as pets and even teach them to say a few words, well cool

Guess you stuck with it now!

 

[Melll]

I remember a friend of the family had one, it was the most foul mouthed abusive thing, it swore loudly and profusely in a broad Mancunian accent My Mum however was not impressed with my 5 year old self asking what certain words meant.

 

[Melll]

How`s the bird doing?