Its being Sunday, we went out at 6.55 a.m. It was again overcast and felt chilly even though there was no breeze.
Having missed the ravens yesterday, we went to the ravens field straight away.
On the way we saw a number of jackdaws on the ground in the big field. They definitely have their fledglings out now. We saw at least three of them, with parents in attendance. They look quite small, and often assume the juvenile food-begging position.
We also noticed that two different couples with one fledgling each sat with them, quite closely, when the rest of the jackdaws dispersed as a few seagulls came flying over.
These jackdaws looked very protective.
In the ravens field, only the pale-chested one of the quarry pair came when we were half-way across. He was very skittish, but did pick up some scraps and then flew off towards the allotments, in the direction of the nest.
Later, as we were on the way back towards the spinney, the bold raven made a brief appearance, picking up quite a few scraps before flying off.
He looked a bit distracted.
So I am daring to hope that there may indeed be a fledgling or two getting ready to join the rest!
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