I had considered titling this blog ‘A Chapter of Accidents’, but it really hasn’t been so much ‘accidents’ as individual moments that make you wonder how long the breeding frenzy can carry on, when we’re barely in mid June, but the weather is wet and cold and windy too overnight, judging by the fallen cherries… Continue reading This and that…
Tag: blackbird
No longer welcome…
Today, was a blend of browns and cream, with the occasional block of black. I had to remove three or four of the jackdaws several times this morning. They scare off everything else, except the wood pigeon of course, although the other birds seem to have learnt not to go too far, because they return… Continue reading No longer welcome…
Hither and yon…
Today there were a series of moments, familiar and curious. There was a blackbird performing an extensive grooming session in the freshly turned earth and ash around the base of the currant bushes. It would scratch around its ear canal, on its offside, then flare its wings and pose for a while in a shaft… Continue reading Hither and yon…
A bad-tempered blackbird
For the majority of the time, the blackbirds are amenable to being around the other birds. They rather lord it over the chaffinches and sparrows, ignore the ring doves and move ‘tactfully’ amidst the jackdaws when they appear en masse. However, today, for whatever reason, we had a thoroughly grumpy blackbird who drove the ring… Continue reading A bad-tempered blackbird
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