Fledgling Starling Feeding Time

A couple of days ago there were two fledgling Starlings in the garden. Yesterday there was only one, patiently waiting to be fed. After feeding the youngster the parent had a shower and dried off in the Sun.



So far today I haven'n seen any in the garden.

Blackbird Family

Well, dad and two of the three kids. One moved away just as I started to take photographs.



Where can I find some more food:


I'll try here:


 

That wasn't much of a beak full, try again:


And so it went on for several minutes.

A short while later I spotted a Jackdaw in the same place:



Don't see those very often in my garden.
 

First Brood of the Year

I've been watching two pair of Blackbirds collecting food recently. One pair nesting high up in a tree and the other in the nearby hedge. From time to time there has been the occasional altercation as they dispute who has the feeding rights in my garden. Yesterday one family took to the wing so the parents have been chasing around feeding them.

Just a couple of snapshots as the light was fading:





As for the Robins and the watering can - I once spotted a Robin staring back at me from inside the can but otherwise I've not really seen much sign of a nest, eggs or brood.

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:

 

Fledgling Bank Holiday

Bank Holiday Monday morning was glorious with wall to wall Sunshine so Penny took advantage of a bit of sunbathing as well as keeping an eye on the bird feeders:

 

I was able to watch the baby Great Tits in their nest plus I was delighted when a few fledglings appeared in the garden. The first to be seen was a young Robin:

 

I can find my own food .....
 

..... but it's a lot easier if I just yell at mum and dad to feed me:


Where have those kids gone now....
 

Also visiting was a demanding Blackbird fledgling:



I'm trying for the record for the most seeds in one beak:


Finally a bit of video of the fledglings: