BLACKBIRDS

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Placido » Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:21 am

Yaaaaaaaaaayyyy - party, party ..... :banana: :drumroll:

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by nuthatch » Mon Jul 25, 2016 3:30 pm

Took these lunchtime today:

Mum with food:

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Dad doing some housekeeping:-

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Not sure but seems to be only one chick:-

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Placido » Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:44 pm

Great pix, Nuthatch :yes:. A secret peek - lovely :D

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Jacksparrow » Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:52 pm

Good :photo: Nuthatch. Is this another Blackbird family in your garden?

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by nuthatch » Tue Jul 26, 2016 6:38 am

No, Jacksparrow - they're from the aforementioned nest in the hedge. It's been easier to spot who's who as the chick has grown and is now looking around a bit :bird2:

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Jacksparrow » Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:38 pm

nuthatch wrote:No, Jacksparrow - they're from the aforementioned nest in the hedge. It's been easier to spot who's who as the chick has grown and is now looking around a bit :bird2:
Ah sorry I'd lost track of time and didn't realise how far things had progressed. :yes:

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by nuthatch » Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:28 am

:)

The chick fledged yesterday - was by the hedge being fed and then going back into the hedge but not to the nest. I didn't see any of this. Will try to get a pic.

Now OH is saying he's not entirely sure that there were two chicks as he looked in the nest for only a split second.

Some other pics I took on Monday of the parents - not sure about the last one though :unsure: :laugh:

On different hedge :)


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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Placido » Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:22 am

Excellent job all round :) :clap:

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by nuthatch » Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:48 pm

The chick was on a disused sunlounger at 10.10 today. The lounger is in a corner just to the right of the nest hedge:-

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by nuthatch » Sat Jul 30, 2016 10:44 am

A sparrow came to the food on the grass near the nest hedge, Mr. Blackbird got in a tizz and pecked it on the back :eek:

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