Saturday, 7 May 2016

Open Wide (Blackbird Fledglings)

Thursday saw the first fledglings of the year in the garden.
A pair of Blackbirds and three youngsters.
Mama was doing most of the work:

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14 comments:

  1. They look good. I'll have to wait a while to watch them here. I see blogger has been kind to you. I posted an hour ago and still no sign of it.

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    1. Adrian: There's no rhyme or reason to the time it takes for posts to appear.

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  2. So nice to see the greedy youngsters.

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    1. Frank: They were lucky the weather changed for the better at just the right time.

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  3. Aaaaw, so gorgeous John! Looks a bit like our Olive Thrush here in South Africa.

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    1. Maree: I was luck they came so close to get some decent photos.

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  4. Cheeky beggars, they are virtually the same size as her!

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    1. Simon: At least they were foraging for themselves the next day.

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  5. Those adults are going to be busy.
    Lovely shots John.

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    1. Keith: Thank you. It was nice to be able to catch them at the right time.

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  6. Wow! They are big already John.

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    1. Roy: They were early starters. Others will still gathering nesting material while these were being fed in the nest.

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  7. as big as she is and twice as hungry. :)

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    1. TWG: Always amazing how wide they can open their beaks.

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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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