The Blackbirds had a nest in the garden hedge. Great to see two youngster have fledged and spend some time each day feeding on the seed scattered by the Starlings. For the first few days the Male Blackbird stayed near them, watching, as though to keep them from harm.
Finally - when I videoed the Rooks at the feeders I also managed to take a still which gives an idea of the wing span.
I now have three or four Rooks coming to the feeders every day. I am having to think of a way of making the feeder which holds the suet logs more large beak proof. The Rooks, with their large heavy beaks, keep hacking at the logs to break them up so they can extract the pieces and fly off with them.
Nice, amazing how far in front of us you are. The geese here only started laying last week.
ReplyDeleteI saw a pair of woodpeckers in my backyard last week! I was so excited and got my bird book to find out what they were. A type of "flicker", I think? The male had a red streak on his head and they both had a black bib on their front. You are turning me into a bird watcher, John!
ReplyDeleteEllen: From your description and looking at some photos on the internet they could have been Northern Flickers, a ground feeding woodpecker.
DeleteThanks, John. And yesterday I saw a pair of Tree swallows while out for a hike. At least that is what my phone app said they were!
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