Things you need to know about JACKDAWS!

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  • Jackdaws are the smallest crow found in the UK, growing to around 250 grams in weight and to have a wingspan of 70 centimetres. They are slate grey over most of their bodies but have a noticeable black cap and light blue-grey eyes.
    They roost and feed in small communal groups and can often be seen foraging among other crow species such as rooks and carrion crows. As they are highly intelligent, jackdaws have an extremely varied diet which includes, fruits, vegetables, seeds, carrion and invertebrates but they are also renowned for taking eggs and chicks from other birds nests. With such a diverse menu, jackdaws can manage to eek out a living just as well in woodlands and farmlands as they do in towns or cities.
    As well as roosting a feeding communally, they also nest in small groups. These nests would naturally be in tree hollows or cavities but in urban areas they are particularly fond of attics, church spires and chimney stacks. The nest are cup shaped and mainly made with twigs and then lined with hair or wool. Each females lays between 4 and 6 creamy blue speckled eggs that measure 3 and a half centimetres in length. These take 17 to 18 days to hatch and the first egg laid will be the first to emerge. This means that if there is not enough food for all of the growing chicks, the oldest will be strong enough to out compete their siblings and survive. In nature it is better to have 2 or 3 strong young than 5 or 6 weak ones. After they’ve hatched, both parents feed the young in the nest for about 4 and half weeks before they fledge. Just like most other corvids, once the young have fledged they stay with their family group for several more weeks being fed by the parents and learning how to find food for themselves.
    Just like other members of the crow family, Jackdaws are extremely intelligent. They have been shown not only to be able to recognise people, but also the expressions on their faces. Within their social groups there is a hierarchical structure with unpaired females being the lowest ranked. However, this all changes when a female pairs up as she instantly assumes the rank of her mate and this is accepted by all the other birds in the flock. Even more to their social structure, Jackdaws have been shown to regularly form same sex pairs, especially if one of their previous mates have died prematurely.
    Over the past 50 years, jackdaw numbers have been rising in the UK and there are approximately 3.2 million of them living here. In the wild they have an average lifespan of around 5 years although one that was captured in 2014 was ringed as an adult 17 years before. There have also been reports of captive birds living for as much as 30 years!
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  • @NightOwlGames
    @NightOwlGames 3 роки тому +328

    ive just lost my jackdaw, i got him way back in 1998! thats 23 years hes been with me, i saved his life, my cat got him i managed to rescue him and he never left us hes been part of the family for 23 years just lost him to old age i suspect. very sad its broke my heart.

    • @jean-pierredeclemy7032
      @jean-pierredeclemy7032 2 роки тому +26

      Very sorry to hear this, we recently lost our parrot. They leave a large hole in your life after being with you so long and an even larger hole in your heart.

    • @philburr4075
      @philburr4075 2 роки тому +11

      I tried to rear a jackdaw what fell from a church, sadly it died

    • @gnothiseauton8684
      @gnothiseauton8684 2 роки тому +4

      I’m so sorry- I had a beautiful baby dragon too - I know the chasm

    • @frankevett8119
      @frankevett8119 2 роки тому +20

      Thanks for looking after him and giving him a long and good life👍

    • @lottejensen5028
      @lottejensen5028 2 роки тому +14

      Sorry for your loss. I just found a fledgling last thursday. Completely emaciated and dehydrated in the middle of a busy pedestrian street. Lil dude is still fighting 🤞

  • @AB-qn9cs
    @AB-qn9cs 3 роки тому +143

    I was lucky enough to raise and release a Jackdaw 2 years ago. 96% wild now but when he returns, he remembers me and my family and will come on our arms to feed still. It's an incredible feeling of trust and gratitude you gain from them in a way.

    • @gnothiseauton8684
      @gnothiseauton8684 2 роки тому +14

      Mee tooooo!!! Got pretty good at this now!! They all join local colonies nearby and still say hello from time to time. Those months of intense hunting/foraging and danger training are all consuming. Cannot beat watching them start to make new friends and bonds and see them thrive in the wild where they are supposed to.

  • @ethanschenck9714
    @ethanschenck9714 Рік тому +12

    These guys are probably my favorite european bird. They're so inquisitive and frankly adorable

  • @robertogiovanelli1709
    @robertogiovanelli1709 3 роки тому +58

    A Jackdaw choose me to live together , i have not captured her but i found in center city by the streets i brought her to my home and she started to socialize with me till the first day
    Now she (she's female i tink ) live in my home from two years
    She does not want to fly away...if i take her to the open window she fly back
    My bathroom is her realm , i do not never have her in cage and she's very loving with me , often we play together and she often take a bath in the bidet
    She eat almost everything , also penne al sugo ..😄
    But i buy the right food for her..
    She love grapefruit and parmigiano too...
    What else...i feel lucky to have her and i love her

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  3 роки тому +4

      What a great story! When I used to do wildlife rescue we had a hand tame magpie (similar circumstances) and it was a joy to be around. I know they're intelligent but this one was extremely clumsy!
      Thanks for commenting and have a great weekend!

    • @robertogiovanelli1709
      @robertogiovanelli1709 3 роки тому +4

      @@AShotOfWildlife 👍👌

    • @user23724
      @user23724 11 місяців тому +4

      Lovely story, i'm sure she enjoys your company just as much as you enjoy hers, looks like you're taking good care of her, i like the freedom you give her :)

    • @robertogiovanelli1709
      @robertogiovanelli1709 11 місяців тому +1

      @@user23724
      Thanks ❤️...👍👌

    • @EmmaJazRose
      @EmmaJazRose 9 місяців тому +2

      ❤❤❤❤ this is beautifully wonderful

  • @jean-pierredeclemy7032
    @jean-pierredeclemy7032 2 роки тому +86

    Jackdaws have been nesting in one of our chimney pots from before we moved in in 1975.
    They often have all their friends round for parties that always end in a fight, just like some humans :)

    • @michaelgoulding6609
      @michaelgoulding6609 2 роки тому

      you need a wire bird gaurd put in.. or if your never going to use the chimney, block it off to the jackdaws all-together

    • @jean-pierredeclemy7032
      @jean-pierredeclemy7032 2 роки тому +12

      @@michaelgoulding6609 I think they have squatters rights and we rather enjoy watching them.

  • @adabrute
    @adabrute 2 роки тому +42

    Me and my father saved a jackdoor that was stuck in my parents farm house chimney for a few weeks, we had to smash the chimney out to get to it, we first thought it was nesting in there but realized it was stuck! we had to nurse it back to health for over a week, it was so ill and weak that day it was 50/50 weather it would live we was thinking, it was so tame and domesticated we thought as it carefully took the food and water from our hands, as if it new we wanted to help it, It would look at us in the eyes so friendly, as if it had lived with us all its life, never showed us any aggression, we let it go free once it started flapping in the cardboard box 📦 after its week of rest , it flew on to the roof we hoped it wouldn't go down the chimney again but it didn't, it stayed with us for the next 9 years! watching us from the roof or when we hung out washing it would swoop down onto the grass around 3 metres away and just watch us and dig for worms then when making breakfast it would come to the kitchen window we would put out a peace of buttered toast 😀 for its breakfast on the window ledge, it would get one every morning ! So intelligent and it understood we were friends or extended family in its mind? I'm so glad we knocked out the chimney to gain a life long friendship,watching this video has brought all the memories back for me, I thought we has a one off jackdaw but I now know their all special.

    • @EmmaJazRose
      @EmmaJazRose 9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for sharing and caring ❤ we need more of this in the world

  • @Dreez76
    @Dreez76 3 роки тому +41

    I feed Jackdaws all year around. During the summer i supply them with fresh water and daily meals of oatmeal porage.
    There much enjoyment just sitting and looking at them while they do their social stuff. Love the Jackdaws, each their own personality.

  • @trinalittlefield6294
    @trinalittlefield6294 2 роки тому +19

    Jackdaws are so cute, I wish we had them in the states. Interesting video thank you for sharing!

    • @jamiegrieve5875
      @jamiegrieve5875 Місяць тому

      O ok so they are not resident in the good ol USA..... but you guys have ravens and crows I'm guessing?.... How about jay's? The European jay is a beautiful bird but they are very noisy but very shy....

    • @trinalittlefield6294
      @trinalittlefield6294 Місяць тому

      @@jamiegrieve5875 @jamiegrieve5875 yes we have ravens and crows. In my area, we have Blue Jays and Canada Jays (I live in Maine). Blue Jays are native to Eastern North America and live in Central North America now as well. The Canada Jay is found in the Boreal Forests of North America so you mostly find them in Canada. I'm in Central Maine so I actually have to go about 40 minutes North to see them. They're wicked cool; they'll come right to your hand for food! We call them "camp robbers" lol.
      I have a flock of around 50 Blue Jays that winter at my house. I LOVE them. A lot of people don't care for them because they think they're bullies at the bird feeder. They're exceptionally smart and recognize me and will fly over to me for peanuts. I haven't had any hand feed from me yet, but they get really close! Every morning I yell "time for breakfast" and they come flying in from the field from behind my house and I throw peanuts in a shell out to them. They wait in the tree for their turn, and then fly down and retrieve the one I throw. I spend over 100 bucks a week in peanuts this time of year 😂. They have ME trained! I've been doing it for 5 years and have one I recognize with a beak deformity that's been coming back for the 5 years. I wish I could tell them all apart 💙

  • @Yechezkel777
    @Yechezkel777 Рік тому +4

    I recently planted a fig tree with several unripe figs growing on it and each day one fig would go missing, i blamed the squirrels for stealing them until i was lucky enough to witness a jackdaw land in my garden, walk over to the tree and pluck a fig off and fly away. Hes done this every day for a week, now ive got no figs😂 hes eying up my blueberries now.

  • @Bazukadam
    @Bazukadam 10 місяців тому +2

    They recognise me at work because as soon as I go on my dinner break in the staff area they all appear around me and start calling each other, waiting for me to share my dinner with them lol.

  • @GRUNGELEOPARD
    @GRUNGELEOPARD 8 місяців тому +1

    Thanks, love jackdaws we call them Kaja in Sweden, because of their call:)

  • @jctbay
    @jctbay Рік тому +4

    Great video! I'm in North Holland and these are everywhere. My favorite bird here, they seem very chill.

  • @jeffallinson8089
    @jeffallinson8089 2 роки тому +8

    I adore crows in general and Jackdaws in particular. In my North Yorkshire village they are a common sight and nest in the chimney pots on my street, in fact I'm certain on my chimney stack, certainly last year at least!! This was a reaaly interesting video and a massive thumbs up from me.

  • @novanettle7497
    @novanettle7497 3 роки тому +7

    I live on the 5th floor and love to sit out on my balcony in the warmer months and watch the big clouds of jackdaws return to the city to sleep. They often use my appartement building and the one next to mine to sort of regroup before heading off to sleep in the trees of this city.
    When I wait for the bus they sometimes come closer to me. But I don't look at them if they get to close as they know when they are being watched and I find that when I turn my gaze they relax a bit and might come even closer.
    Jackdaws are easily one of my absolute favorite birds.

  • @AndyAstbury
    @AndyAstbury 3 роки тому +11

    3.2 Million, and half of 'em are on my feeders all day! Another fantastic video 👍

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  3 роки тому +3

      They must have underestimated as a few people have said the same thing ;)
      I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for leaving a comment.

  • @peterdockrill9653
    @peterdockrill9653 2 роки тому +9

    i had a pair nesting in my loft, they pecked a perfect square on the facia board to get in. The nest was a work of art

  • @TheChainOfGame
    @TheChainOfGame 2 роки тому +7

    I don't see Jackdaws very often where I live, but I see them on occasion when I travel. They're probably one of my favourite bird species, I especially love their calls :)

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  2 роки тому +3

      I have to say, close to home I don't see them very much either but there are a few villages nearby that have jackdaws a-plenty. I am also a big fan.

  • @sleepybubbi9638
    @sleepybubbi9638 Рік тому +6

    Such beautiful birds. I often see them on the roof/chimney of the building opposite where I live, I'm always happy to see them 😊

  • @JorisWeima
    @JorisWeima 2 роки тому +2

    My favorite animal species! Theyre so interesting to watch somehow. Love them, they never bore me.

  • @NaturallyCuriousUK
    @NaturallyCuriousUK 3 роки тому +27

    Your "Did You Know?" videos are always a treat Liam, and this one was no exception. Well chosen clips superbly narrated. Top work mate. 👍🙂👍

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  3 роки тому +4

      Thanks Graham. There will be a lot more of these style videos coming up, until I can afford a new camera at least!

  • @JH-lo9ut
    @JH-lo9ut 9 місяців тому +1

    Here in Sweden, jackdaw's sometimes gather in huge flocks of several thousand individuals. They feed on freshly plowed or sown fields during the day and migrate into cities at night where they spend the night on roof tops or in park trees. (Don't park your car or bicycle under those trees)
    At dusk or dawn, when the flock move location, they literally blacken out the sky, and their cries is deafening.
    One place you can see this amazing spectacle, is the university city of Uppsala. The city is surrounded by very flat farmland, so it makes sence for the birds to gather in the warmer and safer city at night.
    I'm not sure if this is a seasonal occurrence, and the flock splits up into smaller groups when the food in the fields aren't as plentiful.

  • @mondoprime
    @mondoprime 2 роки тому +3

    Lovely videos. Currently binging them! Big shout out to same-sex jackdaws!

  • @mefjux6902
    @mefjux6902 2 роки тому +6

    Those little fuckers (affectionally, I love them) are so smart its amazing. I got like 8-9 species of birds where I live, obviously I feed them all but jacks seem to get that im a friend and whole feeding routine.
    Edit,
    Jacks are seriously like little humans but nicer and more civilized.

    • @JorisWeima
      @JorisWeima 2 роки тому +3

      Ive been thinking the exact same! They really are like little humans, little puppets. Theyre kinda like young kids in a way.

    • @robotics_and_stuff
      @robotics_and_stuff 5 місяців тому +2

      I figured the same. I tried to befriend hooded crows for a couple of months now and recently jackdaws appeared where I feed the crows. Jackdaws aren't as cautious as the crows. Nonetheless, I like all bird species, but the intelligent ones that I adore the most. I feed them with peanuts and sometimes I make plain scrambled eggs for them.

  • @scot-t2l
    @scot-t2l Рік тому +1

    Thank-you for such a lovely informative vid of my favourite corvid. Really well done 👍

  • @grampawud
    @grampawud 2 роки тому +3

    We have a few jackdaws that nest in our unused chimney pots. I find it quite enjoyable watching them mucking about in the garden, rolling about and fighting.

  • @erwinj9697
    @erwinj9697 2 роки тому +3

    They're beautiful, smart and funny to look at in terms of their behaviour. Their eyes are the thing standing out most to me and that has a reason I have seen. They are really focused on where animals and humans alike are looking at with their eyes instead of what they are facing. There have been tests that show if you face a jackdaw but look away with your eyes they know you can't see them and when you are facing the other way but look at them with your eyes they know you can see them. Probably the reason they have such wonderfully noticable eyes because they must communicate with them alot aswell.

  • @DoktorPaj
    @DoktorPaj 2 роки тому +3

    I fed a few jackdaws some bread this morning. They're beginning to recognize me, and know what to expect when I come around.

    • @femfromholland
      @femfromholland 2 роки тому +2

      I feed them for several years now, some of them eat of my hand, it's always the same group bc I recognize them very well now. They come sit on my kitchendoor waiting for some food or just looking in what I'm doing when I am cooking or cleaning, it's so funny. Few years ago there was one who came even sit on my lap or my head when I was in my garden. One day to the other he disappeared, never seen him since. I really love these birds they are so bright and clever and very funny too.

    • @DoktorPaj
      @DoktorPaj 2 роки тому

      Recently the jackdaw situation has gotten out of hand. I have been feeding them nuts and almonds, and my small original crew of barely ten jackdaws has been replaced by a flock of likely seventy. Each time I threw a handful of food on the ground half a dozen or more would leap at it, not counting the few already sitting where I threw.

  • @nephtari
    @nephtari 3 місяці тому +1

    Couple jackdaws live on a chimney across from me. Watched them for a few years now they are like an old couple. They split up and one walks one side of the street the other this side and they pick moss and check wall for bugs. They keep an eye on each other till something is found. Surprises me how much walking this pair do 😂 fabulous creatures ❤️

  • @maarten252
    @maarten252 Рік тому +2

    We have some jackdaws at work, sometimes they will eat out of our hands. They are very tame.

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  Рік тому

      I have recently moved to a house where there are plenty of jackdaws nearby, beautiful to see but they are not yet tame!

  • @paulinephillips8305
    @paulinephillips8305 Рік тому

    I've never seen them courting, thank for a brilliant and informative video, Liam. I love all corvids, they are tremendous characters, and so intelligent.

  • @Anassgenshin
    @Anassgenshin 22 дні тому +1

    Beautiful bird

  • @Emily-Whitfield
    @Emily-Whitfield Рік тому

    Thank you for the video!! I love learning about birds from other countries!!!❤❤❤

  • @lisagathercole7822
    @lisagathercole7822 Рік тому

    I've lived In my rental property in England for 8 years. They live in one of my chimney pots, fireplaces now blocked off. I absolutely love them, and have seen the babies leave the nest. Xx😊

  • @Paularose68
    @Paularose68 2 роки тому +3

    I really enjoyed watching I love my family of jackdaws, I had to rescue one out the bottom of my chimney around 2 weeks after my young goddaughter passed away , she was released back to her family after a rest , food and a drink they still reside in my chimney but stay up the top now 🥰

  • @HelenaMikas
    @HelenaMikas 3 роки тому +3

    A fabulous bird and love the eyes. Spot on ..they are so intelligent .Many thanks Liam ..👍👋

  • @nycollegegrad
    @nycollegegrad 3 роки тому +8

    Love your passion with wildlife!!!

  • @doellt4753
    @doellt4753 2 місяці тому

    There are about 100+ of them in four trees in my back garden. This is small garden in the country in Northern Ireland, no other residences nearby. They make an awful lot of noise for months and we are glad when they move on. The washing hanging out to dry is often ruined and there is a huge amount of discarded sticks and twigs everywhere. We had to have a special chimney pot fitted as they habitually nested in the chimney - screeching down it at us! The cars get targetted too, and the windows.
    They are really intrusive. Yesterday we saw a pair of Buzzards who are nesting about 300 metres away. We see Kites on and off. I saw a white owl floating around late in the evening over an adjacent building. A Sparrowhawk with a Collared Dove in its clutches flew into our biggest window (filled with reflections of clouds, trees, mountains) and was seriously stunned. The dove was dead and Sparrowhawk recovered after 30 minutes lying motionless on the patio.
    The big, mature trees are beautiful, a Scots Pine, an Oaks and two Sycamores, but at times at least you can feel it's definitely possible to have too much of a good thing! Birds are fascinating creatures. An injured Jackdaw waited at my back door for help. I took it to the local veterinary place where they weren't exactly happy when I reminded them that they had a duty of care for ill or injured wild animals!

  • @annamae859
    @annamae859 Рік тому +1

    Another very informative video. Over the last few months I have been challenging the local Jackdaws with different bird feeders as the fat ball cage was too easy for them and they emptied it in around 4 hours! They seem to like the challenge. The current feeders have been up 4 days, they are the smallest caged small bird feeders I could find. The Jacks haven't cracked it yet, but they certainly haven't given up trying. I think they like the challenge.

  • @karismacgregor1409
    @karismacgregor1409 9 днів тому

    This was really interesting - thank you!

  • @sarahboakes6392
    @sarahboakes6392 2 роки тому +2

    Liam I really enjoy your series on birds thank you.

  • @Alipotamus
    @Alipotamus 5 місяців тому

    I loved this. I love all things nature (well not ALL) and especially birds and cats. I read about Jackdaws for the first time tonight in a wonderful fiction novel by Utah author Beth Brower. Thanks for the great video. California female native here. By the way, I hope you’re able to get your nations back. 👍🇺🇸❤️

  • @carolinegillett303
    @carolinegillett303 2 роки тому

    Jackdaws are so cute lovely eyes x

  • @joyceshankland5126
    @joyceshankland5126 2 роки тому +4

    I have 3 jackdaws that come down daily for peanuts,they do everything together and I call one of them peanut!

  • @xyz335
    @xyz335 Рік тому +1

    I had to call out the animal rescue for an injured Jackdaw outside my house, I had no idea of the name but the rescue lady told me the bird was a jackdaw, I'm just here to learn more about them. Hope the bird pulled through

  • @smm1739
    @smm1739 3 роки тому +4

    Great video, definitely my favourite British bird :)

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed the video.

    • @leighbaylis3623
      @leighbaylis3623 2 роки тому

      And mine, beautiful eyes with an intelligence behind them.

  • @Svafne
    @Svafne 7 місяців тому

    I did learn some new.
    Thank You!

  • @deerohdeer8000
    @deerohdeer8000 3 роки тому +4

    Fantastic post as always 👍

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  3 роки тому

      Thanks Craig! I took a trip to minsmere the other day hoping for rutting red deer but they dont seem to have kicked off properly yet over this way.

  • @ZooScott
    @ZooScott 2 роки тому

    Hooded Crows ; luv them blue eyes 👀 🎯 ❤️ .

  • @mathpdr
    @mathpdr 2 роки тому

    I just found a baby full of lice flies and now he is adorable. Thank you for this!

  • @Dongfloppy
    @Dongfloppy Рік тому +2

    My favourite native bird

  • @bobfritz4448
    @bobfritz4448 2 роки тому

    A pleasure to watch your videos. I'm a subscriber now. I want to visit UK some day, would love to meet you.

  • @georgefarrington895
    @georgefarrington895 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks again for your knowledge.

  • @skemsen
    @skemsen 3 роки тому +1

    Fascinating bird!

  • @S.A.N.
    @S.A.N. Рік тому +1

    I learned something great today :) Thank you

  • @leszekwolkowski9856
    @leszekwolkowski9856 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you for the video, Sir. Any advice on how to care for one? I brought one home yesterday with a broken wing. They're called "Kawka" here in Poland which is a pun on the word "small coffee" so I named him/her "Kona". What a marvellously super intelligent and curious thing it is! I'm already impressed. It's won me over so much that I'm dedicated now to see it through to care for it's well being, till the end.

  • @newprodjek514
    @newprodjek514 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks Beo

  • @martinlindgren4490
    @martinlindgren4490 2 роки тому

    Thanks for all your great videos!

  • @xxYOURBIJOUxx
    @xxYOURBIJOUxx 2 роки тому +12

    I became a surrogate mother to my Jackdaw 6 days ago. It was only a few days old before it was thrown out it’s nest. Prior to finding him on the floor cold, lethargic and silent I had also found another one a number of days before but that one was dead. This one had fell approximately 20foot from my eves where the nesting couple had been building their nest for a number of weeks with the sound similar to that of a pneumatic drill! Unfortunately the sound was in my bedroom and I had no way of ousting them. I was resorting to banging on my ceiling curve constantly to try and frighten them off. It didn’t work! Anyway, I now have one of their kids in tow and as much as it’s still butt ugly it loves cuddles and crawls up my chest for them. It squawks when he needs a poo and expects me to hold his bum out the way of his bed which I find bizarre? Any sound he hears or my voice and off he starts. Some days I have not had 5 minutes peace akin to a newborn baby but I am waiting for the time he is a little bit older and can shit by himself! He eats a complete pack of Sheba pate cat food daily (I don’t even buy that brand for my own house cats) amongst other tit bits. His feathers are starting to show and eyes are nearly opening too. I’m off to purchase a small dog crate this morning so he has a safer area as my Bengals are eyeing him up for a starter! From other videos I have watched they can stay for up to 4 months after fledging and come back for 3 square meals a day so something else to look forward to. Thanks for your bit of info it has helped me understand them a bit more and hopefully JD will be accepted eventually back into his/her family.

    • @leighbaylis3623
      @leighbaylis3623 2 роки тому +3

      The best pet you will ever have, pray he survives but sounds like all going well as gaining feather, be totally imprinted on you thats for sure :)

    • @xxYOURBIJOUxx
      @xxYOURBIJOUxx 2 роки тому +6

      @@leighbaylis3623 well everything is going swimmingly so far on a diet of Sheba cat food and mashed bananas lol
      He/she is now in a crate in my bathroom but I still have to keep the door shut because of curious cats. It’s still unsteady on its feet but does stand up whenever it hears my voice with its scrawny little neck outstretched. I feed all his food mashed up with a little water and has savoury first then pudding after. I have got meal times down to approximately every hour now up until around 9/9:30 pm and it sleeps all night! It’s feathers have started coming out through its quills but it still feels like a bristle brush when stroked and I use warm wet cotton wool balls to wash its face everyday and occasionally rub it around its body and dry it off after. As I’m not his feathered mum I have no idea how they keep them clean so I’m just doing my best. Best part is now it squawks when it needs a poo so I have effectively got it toilet trained as I aim the rear end down the toilet! Will keep you updated if you so wish.

    • @leighbaylis3623
      @leighbaylis3623 2 роки тому +3

      @@xxYOURBIJOUxx Please do, that would be be great to hear the progression of Jack, lol, thats what I called my Jackdaw and Arny (like Arnold Schwarzenegger as he was big) when I had a crow. They are so great, well cool and they really bond with you and I used to take Arny to the pub garden and people loved him/her its hard to tell as no outward bits, lol. Keeping them clean sounds like you are doing a great job, remember in the nest the parent birds haven't a bath for them so dont worry and just keep on feeding and cleaning up the poop and happy days. The parent birds carry the poo away when they are really young as it comes out in a membrane and then when they get older they just poop away so just make it like a nest and he/she will poke its bum over the edge. They run on instinct more than human babies. Good look and please keep me posted. My email is leeroyinaus@hotmail.com if you wish to send me a photo or two - Thanks....Leigh in England. (Guy)

    • @xxYOURBIJOUxx
      @xxYOURBIJOUxx 2 роки тому +2

      @@leighbaylis3623 yes I will gladly keep you posted. I haven’t actually took any photos yet but one of my sons did a few days after finding it. I will try within the next few days. Regards Debbie

    • @leighbaylis3623
      @leighbaylis3623 2 роки тому +1

      @@xxYOURBIJOUxx Thank you Debbie and if your son is young thats going to be one great pet as thats when I had mine. Cheers and God bless

  • @ramthian
    @ramthian 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you 😊

  • @robertkirk4387
    @robertkirk4387 2 роки тому +1

    I have just found these series of nature video's and I love them; I have a large selection of wildlife books but this is so much easier as I am getting lazy with age, I will subscribe to this as people are always bringing injured birds to me, though there is little I can do and the RSPB and RSPCA are useless.

  • @Mini-Me
    @Mini-Me Рік тому

    ❤❤❤ thank you lovely lad .

  • @JustinQuilling
    @JustinQuilling 2 роки тому

    Thanks for that. Very informative. Cool birds. There are thousands of Jackdaws in Krakow, Poland.

  • @konumbra
    @konumbra 3 роки тому +2

    learned a lot here! had no idea jackdaws could have same sex pairs that's really cool!

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks, I am glad you learned something new! There are a few birds that do the same, including feral pigeons.

    • @theboyb83
      @theboyb83 3 роки тому

      That's interesting but how do you know they are same sex? Can you please tell me how you differentiate between a male and a female?I have a jackdaw, he /she is 6 months old. I've asked a few people who have said there is no way of sexing a jackdaw without having a pluck test as the male and female have no different identifying markings. Thanks.

    • @hetrodoxly1203
      @hetrodoxly1203 2 роки тому

      @@theboyb83 It's just a friendship like two men who might like each others company, they don't have the equipment to have a sexual relationship.

  • @louisvl10
    @louisvl10 7 місяців тому

    helped one escape my attic this morning. idk how it got inside but it was stuck and wouldve died because my uninsulated attic is hot af. thx for sharing this, best regards

  • @ladylaois8184
    @ladylaois8184 2 роки тому

    i reared two years ago.Jack and Jill. beautiful burds

  • @TripleTG
    @TripleTG 2 роки тому +1

    Cool birds. No wonder Edward Kenway named his ship after them

  • @angelaprentice4179
    @angelaprentice4179 2 роки тому

    Love Jackdaws

  • @katrinamanegold7302
    @katrinamanegold7302 Рік тому

    I have Jackdaws on my chimney. I call them the Shelbys because they are always squabbling between themselves but hate and take advantage of outsiders more!

  • @dkdanova489
    @dkdanova489 5 місяців тому

    A big group of those has chosen the tree outside my bedroom for a meeting point. I fall asleep and wake up to their screaming... plus they made dmn sure nobody would EVER attempt to steal my car 😂

  • @ttxela
    @ttxela 3 роки тому +3

    Great stuff, thanks for that 👍

  • @shaunjones6049
    @shaunjones6049 2 роки тому +2

    Very interesting video 👍 I think Jackdaws and Wood pigeon are on the increase due to the trend of people feeding garden birds all year round creating a regular food supply coupled with ideal nest sites like Conifer hedges for pigeons and disused chimney pots for Jackdaws. Jackdaws are surprisingly predatory even killing baby rabbits, I once watched a Jackdaw kill a water vole .

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  2 роки тому +1

      Wow, I would imagine them killing a baby rabbit but it's surprising they could catch a water vole. I guess they are very intelligent though. Cheers

    • @shaunjones6049
      @shaunjones6049 2 роки тому +1

      @@AShotOfWildlife Watched the Jackdaw working along the river bank and each water vole hole he came across he would stop and peer in 🤔 thought what’s he doing, next minute he was pulling a vole out of it’s burrow. I would not of thought a bird of that size would actively hunt mammals. Nature is full of surprises.

  • @LesleyHanson222
    @LesleyHanson222 25 днів тому

    Just put some bird food out and now have at least 25 Jackdaws hopping round my lawn!

  • @davidbrearley1541
    @davidbrearley1541 2 роки тому

    Hi Liam….we see Jackdaws in our garden every day they feed with our chickens……however one of our Sussex….sometimes takes exception
    and chases them off……funny to see.

  • @SimonJones265
    @SimonJones265 2 роки тому +4

    Over the last few years their numbers seem to have grown substantially around South Birmingham.

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  2 роки тому +2

      I feel like I see more of them over here in Norfolk too.

  • @willparry
    @willparry 2 роки тому +1

    I approve this message.

  • @whitecloudmountainminnowpr6353
    @whitecloudmountainminnowpr6353 3 роки тому +5

    Nice I love jackdaws. I had a young one sit on my hand when I was working . They are so cool

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  3 роки тому

      Cheers Alex. I hand reared a few when I used to do wildlife rescue, really mischievous!

  • @andchat6241
    @andchat6241 2 роки тому +1

    Would it be possible to have a short section on Calls ,Songs ,Warning sounds etc of the birds in your videos?

  • @NGCoinslove
    @NGCoinslove 3 роки тому +1

    Like 13 because That Great and Very Good Job

  • @johnfisher7757
    @johnfisher7757 2 роки тому

    Good video thank you

  • @muslymier
    @muslymier 3 роки тому +1

    Occasionally I hear a bang on my roof, jackdaws dropping wallnuts to crack them and eat the insides. Cheecky buggers.

  • @terryansell6641
    @terryansell6641 2 роки тому

    This was so interesting I was born in the U.K and now live in NZ

  • @Handle423
    @Handle423 2 роки тому

    I like jackdaws, they're cute

  • @avionOasia
    @avionOasia 3 роки тому +2

    Great video

  • @tree708
    @tree708 2 роки тому +1

    Interesting thank u

  • @jill_o_lantern3283
    @jill_o_lantern3283 2 роки тому

    "Jackdaw" stay away from my back door... 😉🎼🎵🎶🎤

  • @grantjsimon
    @grantjsimon 2 роки тому

    Nice video.

  • @EM8844
    @EM8844 Рік тому +1

    amazing

  • @fortitudevalance8424
    @fortitudevalance8424 9 місяців тому

    They are cheeky things and are too fond of nesting in chimneys.

  • @philosophicaltool5469
    @philosophicaltool5469 2 роки тому

    Jackdaws are without a doubt my absolute favorite birds!
    (edit: and then right after I wrote my comment, you tell me they use hair or wool to line their nests?
    I have a cat with long hair, and after I brush her, I often throw some of the hairs off of my balcony for that exact reason..
    ..as I figured the jackdaws hanging around in the gardens and roofs behind my house, would want to use that for that purpose. 🤗)

  • @martinbradshaw7877
    @martinbradshaw7877 2 роки тому

    I love your videos Liam and I’ve learnt a great deal. Would I not be right in saying that the chough is the smallest Covid. They are found on the south Pembrokeshire coast and now back in Cornwall

  • @sailakleinestaarman5314
    @sailakleinestaarman5314 2 роки тому

    My favourites

  • @Panthera9
    @Panthera9 2 роки тому

    Excellent stuff. Anyone know where I can get a hold of that piano music?

  • @dantehughes897
    @dantehughes897 7 місяців тому +1

    Just rescued and released a jackdaw, i miss him so deeply i hope he comes back full grown with a nice girlfriend

  • @Spacey7
    @Spacey7 2 роки тому +1

    Jackdaws can talk too 😊

  • @andalltheangelssay212
    @andalltheangelssay212 2 роки тому +1

    Please could you do a video on everything you need to know about sparrows? If you already have, please tell me where to find it on your channel, thankyou x

    • @AShotOfWildlife
      @AShotOfWildlife  2 роки тому

      Hello. Here is the house sparrow video you asked for :) ua-cam.com/video/DJlus8c9ZTE/v-deo.html

  • @richardjamesclemo6235
    @richardjamesclemo6235 Рік тому +1

    In the Spring and Autumn months when the sun is setting, Jackdaws congregate in the sky in a large group (roughly 500-1000) everyday in the town where I live, and it seems like they are calling and gathering everyone up and then they all fly directly over my house to wherever their nests are.
    In the same months when the sun is rising, they all leave their nests together in a group and disperse all over the town within a few minutes. I have videos, I should upload them.

  • @leebartlett6283
    @leebartlett6283 2 роки тому +1

    I called a couple Dorian and Doreen. They have started bringing their kid round to feed. I’m not sure what to call it though?

  • @TonyEnglandUK
    @TonyEnglandUK 3 роки тому +3

    I have Jackdaws visit me daily and out of all the food I've ever put out for birds, the one thing the Jackdaws loved more than anything else.....battered onion rings. They even fly off with a whole one in their beaks.

    • @themadsamplist
      @themadsamplist 2 роки тому +1

      I found they are cheese addicts 😀

  • @philipwatson7883
    @philipwatson7883 2 роки тому +1

    Very strong Robust birds too

  • @traditionalcarpentero
    @traditionalcarpentero 6 місяців тому

    They lose their blue eyes before 18 months, makes it easy to identify a juvenile. I rescued an injured, blind Jackdaw. I will blog frequently on my channel if anyone's interested. I'm in the process of earl bonding at the moment. Take care all..... 🙏🙏