Phil's photos with the keyword: Rook

The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It was given its binomial name by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The binomial is from Latin; Corvus for "raven" and frugilegus is Latin for "fruit-gathering" from frux, "fruit" and legere, "to pick". The English name is ultimately derived from the bird's harsh call. Rooks are distinguished from similar members of the crow family by the bare grey-white skin around the base of the adult's bill in front of the eyes. The feathering around the legs also looks shaggier and laxer than the carrion crow. The juvenile is superficially more similar to the crow because it lacks the bare patch at the base of the bill but it has a thinner bill and loses the facial feathers after about six months. (Wikipedia). Camera: Nikon D500 Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Software: Nikon Capture NX2

A pair of carrion crows (Corvus corone) photographed in Brierfield, North-West England, using a Nikon D90 camera fitted with a Nikkor 70-300mm lens. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Rook (Corvus frugilegus) photographed in Brierfield, England, using a Nikon D90 with a 70-300mm Nikkor DX lens (105-450mm equivalent). Processed using Nikon Capture NX2 (sky effect from PicMonkey). Though resident in Great Britain, Ireland and much of north and central Europe, vagrant to Iceland and northern Scandinavia, it also occurs as an eastern race in Asia where it differs in being very slightly smaller and more efficient on average, having a somewhat more fully feathered face. In the north of its range the species has a tendency to move south during autumn though more southern populations are apt to range sporadically. The species has been introduced to New Zealand, with several hundred birds being released there from 1862 to 1874, though today their range is very localised. (Wikipedia).