Christine's walking & birds blog

Semaphore?


I thought the collared dove was regaining its balance as it landed on the feeders. Then it became clear that it was having a wash, exposing one underwing/flank after the other to the rain and repeating the process several times.


This was just after the rooks had dismantled the feeders for the umpteenth time. There is a rookery in the village, and in the absence of farm fields the birds forage on garden lawns. They're clever birds, and interesting to watch - but they're also very destructive!