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Yesterday I watched a pair of crows in a sycamore tree at the end of our garden and they were pecking at the branches. After some time I noticed they were removing the bark. They were taking the bark off in strips. When one of them got a length of about six inches he/she would fly off and return later. Short pieces would be discarded until a decent length was stripped off. I raised the topic with ChatGPT and it confirmed that crows prefer pliable strips of bark for use in building their nests. They seemingly are quite particular about the flexibility of the strips and use these to intertwine with twigs and grass stems to make their nests. -
By sunshine_m · Posted
@Sue Good to know acoustic glazing makes a difference! -
That must have done wonders for the TV reception! I once watched a pair of birds, can't remember what they were, don't think they were pigeons, dismantling an old nest twig by twig and rebuilding it a few trees down 🤣 I suppose it was a handy source of sticks, but it seemed rather pointless given there was a nest already there. Maybe it was in poor condition or something? -
I think probably any area round here will get the plane noise. I'm not sure any level of glazing will entirely shut it out. I have acoustic glass in my bedroom which I was told was what was used in Heathrow offices, but I can still hear planes through it, albeit faintly. That wasn't why I got it though. I was constantly being woken by my neighbours' boiler going on and off all through the night. I think there was something wrong with it. It doesn't happen any more. As regards coming home at night, as with anywhere in London (or indeed most places, I guess!), it's preferable to stick to well lit roads with a few people around, where possible.
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