BLACKBIRDS

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Jacksparrow » Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:46 pm

peregrine wrote:
Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:00 pm
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Another one of my resident blackbirds - bill not quite as yellow
Splendid :clap: He has a good yellow ring around his eye which denotes a fully mature bird. :blackbird:

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Butterfly » Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:48 am

peregrine wrote:
Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:00 pm
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Another one of my resident blackbirds - bill not quite as yellow
What a handsome guy :love:

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Jacksparrow » Mon Jun 07, 2021 7:41 pm

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. :rolleyes:

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Willpar » Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:54 am

They can be very trusting. Here they are quite the opposite.

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Jacksparrow » Tue Jun 29, 2021 8:35 pm

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. :nod: :blackbird:

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Butterfly » Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:07 am

Poor guy :( , yes keep an eye on him Jack, he might need help :)

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Willpar » Thu Jul 01, 2021 8:33 am

Will have to wait for its moult for a new coat.

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Jacksparrow » Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:28 pm

I have not seen him today. :(

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Jacksparrow » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:52 pm

Jacksparrow wrote:
Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:28 pm
I have not seen him today. :(
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.

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Re: BLACKBIRDS

Post by Willpar » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:53 pm

Fingers cross, it will make it to the moult.

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