I didn't think you'd miss a hair or three! Cheeky crow feathers his nest at horse's expense

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Mind the crow's feet: Retired police photographer David Offord captured this jackdaw pinching hair from a horse's back while on holiday in Buston, near Norwich, Norfolk


When you’ve got a young brood to look after, home improvements have to be done on the hop.

So this determined jackdaw took a plucky approach to feathering its family nest.

The cheeky crow was caught pinching hair from the backs of unsuspecting horses to make a comfortable home for its chicks.

Retired police photographer David Offord captured the bird on camera while on holiday in Buston, near Norwich, Norfolk – then searched for three days until he found its cosy hair-lined nest on top of a chimney on a nearby home.

The 66-year-old, from Stowmarket, Suffolk, said: 'I'm always on the look out. I saw this jackdaw landing on the horses back and thought it was picking insects off it or something.

'But then I saw it was picking up hair. It took me two or three days to work out where it was taking the hair to and then I found the nest on the top of a chimney.

'The horse didn't seem too bothered at all so it must not hurt it too much.'


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