Tuesday 21 May 2013

Good Question 10

Quiz Night Tuesday is back!

And tonights question is:

I was lucky enough to ring these lovely chicks on Sunday, but the question is, what sort of birds are they?

If you click on the picture it does go bigger.


I will post the answer tomorrow. 

I have switched the moderation thing on so you can all have a go without giving away the answers.

Wild Bird Wednesday

Thank you to everyone who had a go and lots of really good guesses.

The answer was baby Jackdaws.
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21 comments:

  1. Douglas Mcfarlane21 May 2013 at 18:53

    At first I was going to say starlings but they're way to big and started to look closely at the image and noticed the bloke on the right is wearing a harness, so climbing was involved, then I noticed them nostrils on the bills so I'm going with a corvid and torn between crow and rook so....rook

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  2. Unknown21 May 2013 at 18:55

    You got me!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  3. HansHB21 May 2013 at 18:56

    I can'nt tell you what bird these are. But Your post is perfect for WBW!

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  4. The Herald21 May 2013 at 19:17

    Great challenge Findlay.

    I'm going to guess...Carrion Crow...or maybe Jackdaw. (Am I allowed two goes?)...[;o)

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  5. Warren Baker21 May 2013 at 19:19

    Are they Jackdaws ?

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  6. Hawky21 May 2013 at 20:49

    Am gonna guess at Carrion Crow ?

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  7. Jake21 May 2013 at 20:56

    Buzzard ?

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  8. Carole M.21 May 2013 at 22:03

    well I wouldn't have a clue Findlay but I enjoyed coming to see them

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  9. theconstantwalker21 May 2013 at 22:10

    I always go for the first thing that comes to mind Findlay... so my guess is Starlings.

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  10. mick21 May 2013 at 22:20

    Beautiful little birds - but I certainly couldn't tell what they are when you live in a different country and even a different hemisphere!

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  11. Jake Gregory21 May 2013 at 22:21

    Jackdaw?

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  12. eileeninmd22 May 2013 at 00:29

    Oh wow, now that is a good question. They are cute babies!

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  13. grammie g22 May 2013 at 01:17

    Hi Findlay...I must say I will not try and venture
    a guess : ) !!
    I do want to thanks you for coming by and commenting on my Osprey post!! Much appreciated especially with you having so much going on!!
    Hope you testing went well!!
    Grace

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  14. Karen22 May 2013 at 02:50

    I have no idea, but they sure are cute!

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  15. Unknown22 May 2013 at 09:43

    They're cute whatever they are.

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  16. Arija22 May 2013 at 11:59

    Depending where you are, for Europe, I would guess blackbirds or starlings although they look too big for those. I would guess at something larger, like a crow.

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  17. ShySongbird22 May 2013 at 13:49

    Hi Findlay, I wondered about Starling chicks but not sure if these are too big.

    I'm curious, I had always understood chicks would be abandoned by their mother if they were handled but I assume if they are being ringed this is not now believed to be the case?

    Well done on capturing the woodpeckers on video on your last post and on completing your Sats, I hope you get great results...I suspect you will :-)

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  18. Sharon Wagner22 May 2013 at 15:50

    I have no idea. Crows?

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  19. Kenneth Cole Schneider22 May 2013 at 16:00

    I won't hazard a guess as to ID, but they are very young nestlings whose parents are rather large.

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  20. Hootin Anni22 May 2013 at 19:58

    ...I would never have guessed the Jackdaw. Never heard of them.

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  21. Anna22 May 2013 at 21:28

    They are so cut and I love Jackdaws!
    Warm greetings from Holland,
    Anna :))

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