Tag Archives: crows

Flapper Friday – Aerial Squabble

Posted on 13/11/2020 by aj vosse

Sometimes one is in the right spot at the right time – and you look up to see the crows mobbing the kestrel… you grab the camera and then you realise… right time, right spot… wrong lens! However – you … Continue reading →

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Flapper Friday – Bird on a Wire

Posted on 30/10/2020 by aj vosse

I’m not that big into cover songs… oh wait – that’s not true! There are many, many covers done by artists other than the creators that I really enjoy! So, let me begin with an album of covers. Jennifer Warnes… … Continue reading →

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Friday Flappers – Feeding Folly?

Posted on 08/03/2019 by aj vosse

You know me and crows. They’re such bold birds… and I really enjoy trying to capture their antics. However, occasionally these opportunistic birds get a little confused… and they try to cash in on human litter… even if there’s most … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Formation Flappers

Posted on 08/02/2019 by aj vosse

Today is flapper day… and I bring you a tight formation of gulls and crows… doing the bomb-burst after the tight barrel-roll… quite a set of manoeuvres! Any airshow audience would appreciate the daring skills exhibited by these flyers! Happy … Continue reading →

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Monday Mono – as the Crow Flies…

Posted on 17/12/2018 by aj vosse

Well, technically speaking… as the crows fly! There are two of them, if my last count was correct. The photo was taken on Saturday afternoon… as the last bit of Storm Deirdre swept by… and oh boy, did she sweep! … Continue reading →

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Mono Monday – Crossing the Line?

Posted on 10/12/2018 by aj vosse

Baby it’s NOT cold outside! Promise… in fact, it’s Baltic! Or… Arctic… or could I now be in trouble for using old (read Eurocentric…) terms to describe a feeling? Seems, these days the PC correct social warriors are wrecking everything. … Continue reading →

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Friday Feathers – Crows… Rooks or Ravens?

Posted on 09/11/2018 by aj vosse

Rainee asked a question the other day… if we have all-black crows here in Ireland. Yes… we have mostly black members of the crow family. On Wednesday, I featured a hooded crow… so, just for Friday fun… here’s a rook… … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Wisdom – Save Some… for Whenever!

Posted on 07/11/2018 by aj vosse

The following sequence was taken last month… when summer was throwing its last futile wobbles here in the northern hemisphere. We noticed a couple in the car close to us toss out bread and the birds appeared out of nowhere. … Continue reading →