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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Jacksparrow » Thu Jun 12, 2014 8:18 pm

Good video willpar :yes: I have witnessed very similar behaviour from the ones in my garden. They just can't seem to judge when one mealworm is one too many. :)

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Post by nuthatch » Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:35 pm

Saw Mr Blackbird feeding Mrs blackbird on the fence yesterday. They were gone almost as soon as I saw them - suppose it could have been a youngster being fed.

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Post by Jacksparrow » Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:18 pm

nuthatch wrote:Saw Mr Blackbird feeding Mrs blackbird on the fence yesterday. They were gone almost as soon as I saw them - suppose it could have been a youngster being fed.
Almost certain to be a fledgling. :yes:

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Post by nuthatch » Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:48 am

Saw one on the window sill squeaking for suet pellets, which I was a bit later with this morning.

Nice video, Willpar :D

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Post by nuthatch » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:28 am

The ginger cat got a baby blackbird when I was in the garden this morning - I had my back to the proceedings. The cat must have leapt off the fence.

It let it go and scooted off but appeared on the fence again to see if it was still available.

One small feather came off and some downy ones. The bird flew into a tree in the back garden on the second attempt.

When I looked out later there was a bird on the birdhouse for ages and it kept nuzzling at its right side. I was thinking that it could have been the same bird.

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by JooMoo » Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:59 pm

Poor blackie. He must be feeling a bit of a draught :)
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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Jacksparrow » Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:10 pm

Joomoo's Blackbird photo could have been taken in my garden as I have one with a very similar lack of feathers. He seems completely unbothered and joins in with all the others competing for food. He took a bath today and looked spectacularly bedraggled. :)

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Willpar » Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:42 am

Nice pics nuthatch and joomoo.

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Post by greenfinch » Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:01 pm

I like your pictures we must all have the same Blackbird look.

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Post by JooMoo » Sun Jun 29, 2014 3:59 pm

I've not seen him today. But I must have about a dozen blackies visiting.
I have one I call Sasha. he looks like he has a sash across his chest with his missing feathers.

But for all the adult blackbirds I have, there's only one, perhaps two kiddies.
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