Tuesday 25 June 2013

My Feathered Friend

Many people have a chirpy Robin follow them round the garden, especially when digging or weeding. Here the Robins seem to be shy and disappear when I go outside. Starting late Winter I had a bird which would come down as soon as I started to top up the feeders. Over the months she has got bolder and bolder. Which is my feathered friend? A female Blackbird.

Late yesterday she came down as soon as I started to top up the feeders. As usual I scattered some seed on the ground for her and she stayed there while I fetched the Nikon to take a few photos. For these she was about six feet away and carried on collecting seed while keeping one wary eye on me:

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Today, while I was removing some grass from the rockery, she came within three feet of me and once again allowed me to photograph her:

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One day I will have to try holding out a handful of seed to see whether she will dare to come that close.


6 comments:

  1. your blackbirds are so pretty. what a pretty lady.

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    1. Not the most colourful of birds TWG but still pretty in their own way.

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  2. One of the best friends you could have John. I hope she takes you up on your offer of seed. :-)

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    1. She must have been watching the antics of your ducks Keith.

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  3. Lovely photos of your friend John and what a coincidence! I have always found Robins to be quite shy too but a couple of years ago I had a constant companion in the garden...which was also a female Blackbird! If I was gardening she would walk around my feet and I would have to be careful not to step on her. I have never encountered such a friendly bird before or since.

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    1. Jan: When I sat in the shade yesterday she came racing across to see if I had any seed handy.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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