Crows, rooks and jackdaws: how to tell the difference

[@c7hris1]

My God these specimens of humanity are truly thick elementals.

[@martinhartecfc]

Well that wasn't what I expected from the title.

[@cosmicfantasies]

The title was misleading. Very disappointed

[@fieldsportstv]

Is it? We show crows, rooks and jackdaws and the differences between them. What are you expecting? / Charlie

[@cosmicfantasies]

I thought it was going to be strictly educational. Not show the shooting of birds

[@markus9415]

@@fieldsportstv Sports my ass. Big man behind the gun but small man in front of a real man.

[@ymeynot0405]

Terrible video for the title. I wanted a hard science explanation, not some louts in a field talking about their job for a farmer. The whole first half of the video is off topic.

[@Buster_Piles]

How sad. I feed these types of birds. Sure something may have to be done if they're damaging crops but is killing other living souls the only solution? Surely there are alternatives.

[@fieldsportstv]

Thanks for this. We try the other solutions, such as scaring, but they don't. / Charlie

[@Buster_Piles]

@@fieldsportstv thanks for the reply. Hopefully someone may invent a sonic device or something. I guess it's unavoidable at the moment.

[@mollymiller3720]

It’s not just crops, they attack chicks and eat the eggs of other species, not just farmers livestock. I’d rather it wasn’t this way too

[@Buster_Piles]

@@mollymiller3720 I guess some of us tend to anthropomorphasize them, expecting them to have human morals etc. But we must realise that they are living on the edge of starvation and survival and have to take advantage of any opportunity. It doesn't make me love all animals any less. I think though that we DO have morals and understanding and if only we'd try more to be the respectful custodians of earth and its creatures it could be a better place. I feel deep shame knowing that we've annihilated many species; passenger pigeons being an example. One of the saddest things I've ever watched is that old grainy footage of the last Thylacine/Tasmsnian Tiger. They don't know "right or wrong" but we do. But then I'm a hopeless sentimentalist. 😔 Ps, I did notice a comment mentioning using raptors as a deterrent, I have no problem with that.

[@Ivan-ow5kh]

Why not capturing and releasing sufficient kilometers away?

[@MissMelanieMoss]

Yeah I agree with the commenters that the title of the video is misleading.

[@Saffron-sugar]

F%#K! I came here to find out the difference between a Rook a Crow, and a jackdaw not to see them being killed for fun. My fault. I forgot “Field Sports“ could mean men committing pointless animal slaughter.

[@Scrinwaipwr]

difference explained at 5:15

[@utkf16]

Yep I was waiting for only that myself

[@Veeliscious]

That was an absolutely awful shock to watch - I was expecting a nice informative nature video and instead straight away I'm confronted with a massacre of wildlife who have Just as much right to the fruits of the land as we do! I am sure there are other methods of protecting a large percentage of crops without resorting to this basic method. People need to remembe too thatr nature does not tolerate a vacuum- create a space and either another family or another species Will fill it

[@comradegotogulag8513]

There are other methods, but if you've got an immediate pest problem that needs sorting out and you've got profit in mind with your yield your not gonna mess around with temporary solutions like noisemakers, decoys or scarecrows corvids are an intelligent family of birds they'll soon learn that these things won't harm them, you kill some of them off your problems solved, simples. Who says they have a right to the fruits of the land?, who says anyone or anything has right to the fruits of the land?, its not about rights its about self interest, survival and competition.

[@anniemachk]

I agree. Horrifying

[@rapauli]

Spoils my taste for barley

[@NoFaithNoPain]

We have as much right a them too, its a double edged sword.

[@markus9415]

@@NoFaithNoPain Here they are on the protected species list. I think some humans should be scrapped from the protected list so I can do some pest control.. The only species that has overpopulation is the human. Go figure..

[@LindaOsborne-m7y]

No point in knowing the difference between our lovely birds with this bunch of massacring humans. Nothing to do with protecting crops - just blood lust.

[@Paula-bm6bi]

You kill loads of sentient creatures from looking at your other videos

[@crownofcrow_]

Poor birds, isn’t there an alternative?

[@radicalgambino2959]

Yea you starve to death

[@Saffron-sugar]

Yes. But these guys like shooting animals, so…

[@HelenGadsby]

Dreadfully upsetting video when looking to see the difference in these precious birds to see these imboceals blasting them out of the skies😡

[@secretcaptivation]

When you came here because you want to make friends with the crows 💀

[@Freeyourself206]

What sociopaths!!! We all live in the world and share it. Humans are in invasive species. treat animals the way you want to be treated. I wish however you treat animals happens to you, you deserve it. i am absolutely disgusted and repulsed. What a disconnect in their heart. imagine what trauma they must have experienced in life to be able to kill animals and not even feel anything. I wish the hunters would all move to another planet and just hunt each. What a waste of space these humans are.

[@radicalgambino2959]

🤣🤣🤣 Animals don't care about your feely feelings

[@Daniel-Marson]

I agree it wasn't a nice thing to hear 50+ Corvids were shot. For instance i really like Magpies and I'm currently feeding a young Magpie he lands on my fence, i put some seeds and bread out every morning, now I have 4 or 5 magpies coming to be fed. There are over 600.000 Magpie pairs in the wild in the UK alone, that is with a survival rate for young sitting at 22%. So you can imagine just how many Crows and Rooks and Jackdaws there are. A farmer protecting his field won't even put a dent in the UK Corvid population. While I'm an animal lover, i am also a realist and i have to take in to account the farmer, his family, his land, his investment. It's easy for City folk to take this opinion. But just imagine it's your livelihood and your house on the line, because a certain group of birds are stripping your fields bare. Just spare a thought for the farmer next time you buy bread, cereal, flour, beer or spirits. All that grain is grown somewhere and there would be empty shelves if farmers did nothing to protect their crops. Also in this very video the farmer had tried to use none lethal deterrents. So that says a lot, like that this was a last resort.

[@Saffron-sugar]

@@radicalgambino2959 and I don’t care about yours. But if you shoot me you’re going to jail

[@radicalgambino2959]

@@Saffron-sugar ok Karen

[@masonsummers7902]

@@Saffron-sugarnot necessarily

[@Paula-bm6bi]

This is awful

[@truettjohnson7230]

IDK how to tell the difference,I just know crow is on left

[@mc02fly28]

If you need a video show to tell you the difference between a rook a crow and a jackdaw you shouldn’t have a shotgun licence

[@boar7153]

I don't live there and without this video I wouldn't have had a clue.it was educational to me.just saying.

[@masonsummers7902]

I dont think knowing that information is vital to the safe use and ownership of a firearm

[@mc02fly28]

the video was shown in the context of shooting and I reiterate that you should already know what your going to shoot. It was not about gun safety. Thanks

[@PWMoze]

I thought the music was particularly inappropriate. I know the crop has to be protected but putting the hunting of these magnificent, intelligent birds to comic music is just distasteful.

[@akm1946]

Unidan sends his regards

[@davidsimpson2685]

I remember as kid seeing crows rook's and jackdaw hanging on fences that was when song birds stood a chance.

[@chaarabahrataza9039]

Devils shooting these magnificent birds 🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@iainsalmons2613]

Was not expecting to be watching these 🔔ends.

[@davidjordahl]

As far as I'm concerned, you have not answered the question: "Crows, rooks, and jackdaws: how to tell the difference." Just a lot of talk about something else.

[@MrChanman20]

It would be good if he explained a bit about using the crow callers. How to use them, best times to use them etc .

[@MrPh30]

Predator control is a important bit that is tending to be overlooked sometimes. Good informative episode

[@Izkapts]

Humans are the biggest predators.

[@Ekalavya-qo4pw]

Read for your turn because everything is cyclic 😉😉

[@Saffron-sugar]

You mean “wait for your turn“

[@24-7nature]

Stop killing and hunting animals

[@GaryM67-71]

What is the current situation as regards shooting corvids? I'm not a farmer, but they plague my garden, where I feed song birds. Thanks.

[@Veeliscious]

So only birds with pretty voices are welcome? The covids have the same desires to live & feed their families too - its akin to discriminating between blacks and whites imo

[@GaryM67-71]

@@Veeliscious No. I like the jay, that has an awful screech. Yes I discriminate. There are literally c.150 carrion birds near me, and they would empty my feeders in minutes if I dont scare them away. I choose to feed the songbirds, the doves, wood pigeons, all the other birds. The carrion birds survive adequately without my largesse. I choose, take your faux outrage to the Guardian.

[@GaryM67-71]

@@Veeliscious I'm disgusted that you would compare blacks to carrion eating vermin birds, and whites to pretty songbirds btw. Shocked enough to report your comment for racism. Boom.

[@Veeliscious]

@@GaryM67-71 excuse me? I see all birds of EQUAL value and All colours of skin of Equal value - its You who both discriminates and draws some kind of association with black being the "bad" and "white" being good / better. BOOM!

[@GaryM67-71]

@@Veeliscious Go away racist.

[@michaelgoodwin593]

Sabs incoming

[@directactivist]

Hullo

[@poppsikalloppsi]

I like Hunt dolphins by blowing them up with dynamit.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

Hawt

[@Saffron-sugar]

What is dynamit?

[@johntozer8270]

If you have been brought up as a country man , wing movement in flight are noticable even at distance wing, tail , head and beak even before they are in range are noticable, same with pigeons and doves. I have enjoyed shooting and still do for over sixty years, and have long advocated that as well teaching someone to shoot well. They should be schooled in what and why they are shooting them. Also people have little perception of distance and are often surprised how close a 35/45 bird is, shooting at birds way out

[@Mackeson3]

Yes corvids are intelligent, for that reason the best thing to do after shooting a few is to hang one or two up . Hang them between two sticks with their wings outstretched in the middle of the field. If there is anything a corvid hates to see is one of it's number dead in an unnatural pose. ( Try that with a dead pigeon it wouldn't make any difference, the pigeons would just come back because pigeons are pretty dumb!) a dead rook hanging from a walnut tree helps to stop them stealing your walnuts too 😉

[@lockandloadlikehell]

Mackeson with the 🍵

[@lomoto1076]

Jackdaws certainly make a different squawk when hit with a .22 pellet

[@nataliehamster2238]

Это видовой расизм, геноцид и он должен быть запрещен. Эти люди не орнитологи и не экологи, чтобы понимать этих птиц, ведь эти птицы едят вредных насекомых, просто это не так заметно. Последствия отстрела для природы неизвестны. То, что эти птицы "хищники" это сильно преувеличено обывателями, они всеядные, а галки и грачи наиболее насекомоядные птицы из их семейства. Эти люди не хотят слушать орнитологов, просто им нравится нажимать на курок и смотреть, как мучается и умирает животное, а цель выбирают подходящую, если бы это были кошки или собаки, то их бы давно осудили

[@keithgubbin2354]

What does one do with dead 'vermin'- squirrels, rats, foxes, corvids etc? As boys my brother and I recycled them through our ferrets (well, not the foxes!) but the numbers you guys are nailing would feed every ferret in the country!

[@cookingonfire8824]

Cool channel🔥🔥🔥keep up🔥🔥🔥