Tag: Rook
Rook — BBC Nature
The BBC has a lovely webpage with lots of information about the Rook. It has videos too. =)
Posted: November 15th, 2011 under Corvus Frugilegus, Rook.
Tags: bbc, Corvus Frugilegus, Rook, Rooks
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The Rook
The Rook
Originally uploaded by ufopilot
A rook is thought to bring prosperity if it nested near your house…
Posted: October 3rd, 2009 under Crow, crows, Rook.
Tags: Rook, rook fable, rook wives tale, wive's tale about rooks, wives tale
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Rook
For those of you who like corvids and card games—Rook is for you! I got it yesterday and it is so fun! =) It is a game of math, patience, memory and skill. It can be simple or complex, however you’d like to play it. It did not cost much — under $10 and you [...]
Posted: April 21st, 2009 under fun, games, roost.
Tags: cards, game, Rook
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Rooks, Easter Lore and More
Like many in the corvid family Rooks are attached to many legends, myths, lore and superstitions. In Shropshire, it was believed that rooks never carried sticks to their nests on Sundays or Ascension Day, but simply sat quietly on trees and did not work. It was also believed to be futile to wear new clothes [...]
Posted: April 13th, 2009 under Easter Lore, etymology, folklore, legend, lore, myth, mythology, name origin, Rook, stealing, suspicious.
Tags: corvid legend, corvids and legends, corvids and myths, frugilegus, Rook, Rook origin, rookery, Rooks, rooks and easter folklore, rooks and easter legends, Rooks and easter lore, rooks and easter myths, the meaning of the word rook, the rook and easter folklore, the rook and easter legend, the rook and easter lore, the rook and easter myths, the rook and england, Where the name rook came from?
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Corvus frugilegus (The Rook)
Communique
Originally uploaded by Mark Cummins
Another excellent photograph found on flickr. This one is by Mark Cummins. If you click on the photograph it will take you to the URL where it is originally posted.
I am not 100% certain what particular bird this is in the corvidae family. However, I think it might be a rook [...]
Posted: November 3rd, 2008 under Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus Frugilegus, Flickr, Habitat, omnivorous, Photograph, Pictures, Range, Rook, story.
Tags: corvid, Corvidae, corvus, Corvus Frugilegus, Crow, Europe, Great Britain, Habitat, Rook, Rook diet, Rook habitat, Rook nesting, Rook poem, Rooks, story
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Here Comes The Rural Rook
Here Comes The Rural Rook
Originally uploaded by Mark Cummins
Ok, I know! I am going hogwild with the flickr photos today but really, aren’t they worth looking at? This is a beautiful photo by Mark Cummins (on Flickr) of a Rural Rook.
They are so interesting to look at, they are thinkers. I can appreciate that quality [...]
Posted: October 29th, 2008 under Corvidae, Corvids, Corvus Frugilegus, Mark Cummins, Photograph, Rook.
Tags: common rook, corvid, Corvidae, corvus, Corvus Frugilegus, food gathering, Mark Cummins, Rook, Rural rook
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