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Jacksparrow wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 7:57 pm Mr Blackbird was "worming" my front lawn this evening. I congratulated him on his fatherhood as he flew off with the results in his beak.

I just heard a clatter at the window (I know they're dirty Placi - I'm decorating )

Managed to slowly grab my phone and get a picture of this chunky chappy. Fledgeling blackbird? There's a pair that I'm pretty sure live in the large hedge at the front of the apartment block. I hope it hasn't chosen nearly 8pm as the time to try out this flying lark for the first time.

It does look like a fledgling but a fairly well developed one so it should be OK.

Hope so. I'll keep an eye out over the next few days I don't normally get the blackbirds up here. I guess I don't really have the sort of food they're after and they're not quite as nimble as the blueies.

What a gorgeous little guy Kev
I'm yet to see a blackbird, or any other for that matter, fledgling this year
I had a scare this afternoon with my blackbirds though. I was watching a female blackbird having a bath in a little bird bath, really enjoying herself, and me really enjoying watching her, while her other half was having a lunch, when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, the neighbour's stalker cat jumped from the fence and landed right next to the bird bath . I almost had a heart attack! Both blacikes few away, thank god! Plastic spikes for the fence have been ordered on Amazon

No explanation required, Kev, I quite understand. A bottle of Flash and an old duster on their way .

Is it - could it be - maybe - a female blackie in desperation to feed her brood and has come knocking for appropriate tasties. She thinks you have a kind face, Kev

I know what you mean about being a female maybe. Just looked a bit more of a novice at flying in the way it clattered on to the window sill and then looked mightily relieved to have made it. I very very rarely get the blackbirds up here and then it's nearly always the male. They tend to stick to the ground and the handrail for the steps.

I'm convinced. Let's go with a new baby

I was delighted to see a dad blackbird bringing his gorgeous, well developed offspring and feeding him/her in my garden just earlier
It made my day

My resident baby Blackbird was feeling the heat today