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Lois was rescued from a "rook parliament" and taken to a wildlife sanctuary up on the Norfolk Coast. She is unable to fly so needed a home, and despite being a wild bird is coping very well with Clark's help.

We also have our first picture of Munchie...

(unless you count the one in UFC's; ed) a crow who was released last year to make her own way in the wi...

So he IS a super hero!! Yes! Super Clarke Kent!

A very, pathetic little bundle was brought to me by a friend in May 2011. I had only been speaking to her a couple of days before about the high winds we were having and that I had rescued about 6 or 7 rooks already as their parents were not interested in feeding them if they fell to the ground. So when my friend saw a grounded rook  at The Old Place, Boston Road, Sleaford, she attempted to pick it up which proved to be e...

Crows Terry and Muchie were released last Sun (28.08.11)

I havent seen Terry, but munchie visits every day and has a special tree where I put out food for her. As I hear crow caws quite a lot I suspect Terry is also nearby, but doesn't want to come near the house.

Clark Kent the Super Rook has come to live with us and is now thoroughly at home, his story as told by Kate who rescued him can be found on Clarks Blog. He can't fly at present but perhaps next year he'll be nipping into...

We now have a corvid free house!  Cuppah the little jackdaw has flown away to be a proper wild jackdaw, and 6 of our rooks have been able to graduate  to going off with the rest of the tribe to find their own food out in the fields. We still have 2 rooks, Turban and Cozy, coming to the rook restaurant 3 or 4 times a day, and spending many happy hours in the cherry tree nearest the farmhouse, where it is a delight to be able to see them from the window. The two crows who came here fr...

Hi folks! I bet you've forgotten who I am as it's been such along time since my last post, sorry about  that, getting Her to do the typing for me is a tough job! I think I shall have to invest in my own computer so I don't have to rely on her! lol

Well I'm doing well (after a bit of a nasty episode yesterday) and I am loving the life of the spoilt house bird! I totally rule the roost if you'll pardon the pun and I keep every one in their rightful place which is much further down th...

The Famous Five, Fez, Topper, Trilby, Derby and Beanie are now free flying outdor although they are requiring a non-stop supply of food served on the roof of the aviary.

Derby was found on the road by a neighbour and the others came from the foot of trees in the rookery. Indoors we have Tarboosh and Turban, who both need extra attention and are still being hand fed.

The two crows, Munchie and Terry, came from M to help her out with the large number of rescue she is taking in, and ...

A tizzy over Dizzy   (22.5.11)

A near disaster, as we set off round the garden with the dogs this morning Dizzy took off and flew over the wall onto a branch just by the ditch, not that high but too high to reach. Then hew flew onto the electricity wires, we spent ages calling and waving a dead mouse at him. Eventually he took off and flew into the back field, we rushed round there  thinking he would have landed on the grass, but there was nothi...

Today is Rook Sunday and at present the bird population down here on the ground at The Rookery is 6 rooks, 2 crows, and of course 1 kookaburra!

 The six rooks are all from our rookery and are doing well, the two crows have come from M in Lincolnshire as she is full to bursting, and the intention is that they will be released when Terry who has feather damage, caused deliberately when he was put in a Larsen trap, can fly again. They are both pretty wild, and quite put out with being...

Maybe Merlins nest blew down in the gales of March 31st!

It was a flimsy structure about half the size of all the other nests, very high in the tree and therefore susceptible to wind damage.

New building has commenced in a safer spot, but they've been a bit half-hearted about it & we don't hold out much hope. (Well, mum doesnt but they dont seem to be doing too badly - josh).

On a more positive note, our first pair of swallows arrived back from Africa yesterday 2nd of
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Maybe Merlins Nest!

A Rather small nest has gone up in exactly the spot which maybe merlin and wife chose last year.

There has been a lot of squabbling and dismantling of twigs by neighbours, but the resident pair have now settled for the nest "as is" and seem to have moved on to the egg laying stage, with the male bird bringing food for the sitting hen.

Could this be our boy and his chosen one?

Definitely maybe!

(below is a small video clip of maybe merl...