Blackbirds

Yes we have them here too. Although the temperature has to drop quite a bit to bring them all in. It's a bit frosty this morning so we have a few opportunists plus our regular plump Fieldfare, his pals will join in if it gets colder. We have a Green Woodpecker who also likes the apples still on the trees. 

We have a couple of blackbirds that have returned. Must be cold as we have two Robins too. Some tits but long-tailed ones haven't been around for ages. Plenty of starlings and sparrows 😃. Dear little Dunnet we've had for years along with the wrens. Squirrel is still about but dog may change that. We live in the town but fairly large wildlife friendly garden and have plenty of ring neck doves and pigeon but the single rook/crow that's been about for last two or three years is now three or four. Don't know where they feed as they done land in our garden 😐.

It's still amazing that in spite of the need to eat, the blackbirds will continue to set out their territory and there have been numerous quarrels going on today, despite the amount of food I've put out for them. They must waste a huge amount of energy just clearing other blackbirds out. The females are just as bad as the males. Better than tele though!

No mini orchard for us but we do put all our apple and pear cores in the garden for the blackbird and starlings who seem to love them, the pear cores seem to be the favourite but maybe that is because they are softer, often we watch the blackbird taking the apple cores from the lawn into the flower borders and under the shrubs for consumption, not sure if it is that they feel safer there or whether it is a case of you are not having my apple

The Blackbird- one of the most beautiful sounds ever - sitting on the highest branch of next doors conifer on a warm and balmy summers evening and singing his heart out for all to take notice of - and its free.  I wonder how many of us put what we are doing aside just to listen to the splendour above our heads? Love 'em. 

Like Merve, I absolutely love the Blackbird. Their song is exquisite. We have a pair permanently in our back garden. The female has unusual markings with a white patch on the R/H side of her neck.  

We are so lucky to have so many different garden birds in our garden.  Our dog protects them by seeing off any cats which come into the garden to kill the birds.

Cheers......................K