Splendid
He has a good yellow ring around his eye which denotes a fully mature bird. 
BLACKBIRDS
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Re: BLACKBIRDS
I appear to have won the trust of one of my female BBs. She has ventured close a few times but today was the closest yet. I was weeding by the ground bird bath and she came for a drink within about a foot of me. I could be cupboard love as she knows I bring out the sultanas. 
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I have had a tailless male BB visiting and for some time I've thought he'd just had a close shave with a predator, however I got a much closer look today and he appears to be suffering from a mite infestation. He is losing feathers from his head and begins to look a bit scruffy. I also noticed he's starting to make flying look like hard work. Apart from all that he's doing all the usual BB things. I'll need to keep an eye on him. 
, yes keep an eye on him Jack, he might need help 
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He showed up today and doesn't look any worse. I'm hoping he'll survive until the late summer moult when hopefully he'll get chance to renew all the scruffy feathers.