I was watching the activity around the bird table this morning & a pair of Jackdaws
were on the lawn. The male pecked at the lawn till he found a worm then gave the
female a sideways stare (& probably made a noise I couldn't hear), & stepped
back so she could eat the worm. I was taken with how it was like the way a
cockerel finds food for the hens & calls them over the same way. I always thought
pairs of Jackdaws hung around together, (probably all related,) but having read a bit
about them I see that they live as a flock with a flock leader & some sort of hierarchy,
which makes them much more interesting to watch.I shall be watching them closely
at the bird table now to see if I can work out which is the boss.