Bird's Nest on Trawler
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This is the time of year when birds begin to
mate and to build their nests. Grey rooks normally build their nests high
up on trees and people don’t take a lot of notice of them, but this year
there’s a lot of interest in one particular grey rook’s nest, which is
on Dinish Island, Castletownbere. This is because this bird has built its
nest high up in the mast of fishing vessel 'Careen', which is one of
several local fishing boats tied up at the pier near the syncro lift
Click on photo to view larger image. Photo by John Murphy. |
| It’s amazing how the bird picked this vessel to build its nest. In the old days of sailing ships a lookout platform was placed high on the ships masts, so it appears that this grey rook has a similar lookout and is able to watch the the goings on around. | |
