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    Default Rook with deformed beak - Corvus frugilegus

    He was wandering about on his own, no other birds around, picking about on the verge.. and he was limping.
    Rooks are very social creatures, so I wonder if his deformity has made him an outcast.. of if he was just taking some time out.
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    Oh dear, poor old thing, he may be totally oblivious to it though.
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    He/she may have hatched with the deformity . His/her feathers look to be in good condition

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    We are a sorry lot of bird watchers - I've just realised that this is not a deformity, but a crop full of food!!!! I just caught a Rook with a chip and once he had demolished it also had this 'deformity'.

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