There was a story in the news media about a woman who’d put three duck eggs bought in a supermarket into an incubator and all three hatched. The ducklings were pictured and were perfect fluffy yellow bundles with downy plumage. I thought of them this morning as a slightly ragged blue-tit, with faded colours, attacked… Continue reading The youngsters rule the roost…
Tag: blackbirds
Splish splash…
We must either have the cleanest blackbirds in the area or avians riddled with feather mites of some kind. They seem to have decided that the smaller of the water trays is the most suitable bathing pool. I was watching a blackbird today and his technique was positively reinforced with every swoop. He would duck… Continue reading Splish splash…
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