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Rook Had to wait on a parking lot anyway, where I took this shot of a rook looking for some twigs for his nest. Corvus frugilegus,Geotagged,Netherlands,Rook,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Rook

Had to wait on a parking lot anyway, where I took this shot of a rook looking for some twigs for his nest.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    That beak is so intimidating, like a cutter. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Paul Dirksen's profile
      Paul Dirksen
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      It will certainly do the job Ferdy, thnx mate. Posted 5 years ago
  3. View NattyOne's profile
    NattyOne
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    I love them, Paul, intelligent, social, interesting to watch (whilst foraging) and in the UK the 1st birds to nest in the year. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Paul Dirksen's profile
      Paul Dirksen
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      Here in the Netherlands too Netty, together with the magpie. Posted 5 years ago

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The Rook

The rook is a member of the "Corvidae" family in the passerine order of birds. Named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, the species name "frugilegus" is Latin for "food-gathering".

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By Paul Dirksen

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Uploaded Apr 2, 2020. Captured Apr 3, 2014 11:08 in Hoevenseweg 1, 4157 JB Enspijk, Netherlands.
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  • Canon EOS 550D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1024s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm