Mrs Blackbird

Thats lovely, I find that on the whole female Blackbirds are not as timid as the males

Carole know everyone goes on about robins being friendly they can't be no more friendly than this lovely one is.

looks like she is having a little bar b q.

Its porridge mixed in melted lard.

I will do that in the morning, thanks Clarice.

Funny you should say that Yorkshire 'cos thats what I thought .. :o)

I agree, Clarice, my pair of blackbirds are so tame they come right up to the back door and peer into the kitchen to see what I am getting ready for them :)

You manage to get photographs of so many birds Clarice, lovely. The minute I open the door they are off.

mine are ok to carol, i have two sets of which one set really trust me, i guess the others will to when use to me

May be this one not keen on other blackbirds in garden she chases them off, Amy, Yorkshire if you doing melted lard with porridge make sure you bring it in at night time as it freezes rock hard.

yes i found that one out carol, so i bring mine in to

Mine are all around hiding when I put the food out as soon as I close the door they are apppear like magic, but as soon as I open it ever so slowly and quietly to take a picture they disappear in a flash!

Thats life Pp ! xxx

Sure is BB, still wondering if my Redwings were Fieldfares but not seen tHem today!

Difficult to see from the pics Pp but definitely one or the other ! Lol...Too much wine !!!

Yes Red! BB,but never too much, so Im still with you on Redwings LOL

LOL..xxx

we were really pleased to see a fieldfare in the garden but he is very agressive chasing off the local blackbirds, dont know what to do about it

Carole i'm taking alot of photos of the birds from inside the house, through the window, to cold to stand outside for me...

mageth nothing you can do its dog eat dog out there with this snow and ice, nature and survival of the fitess thats all, its hard for us to watch but thats how it is im afraid, just keep putting plenty out and im sure they will all get something :o))

the fieldfare has ate so much Im surprised it can even get off the ground. ive put food in the orners of the garden to give the blackbirds a chance. there is a bit of a thaw today so that should help

yes a bit better here to mageth, ive spaced my food out to , it gives them all a chance, my blackbirds come close to house so i tend to put some there for them away from other birds and pigeons,

Yesterday i got seaguls in the garden took photo of 2 of them, but there was about 1/2dozen but when i went to take photo there was just 2 of them and believe me they took everything with in seconds of coming down and flying straight out the garden, all they left was seed and some apples.but like i say they had to be hungery to come in a small garden.

yes they must carol, i dont get them in mine just see them over head in next street, they are all sufering arent they

Its a first for me, when next door sometimes puts old bread on his garage and they come then and sometimes they go on the roofs, pitty there's no visitors on prom to feed them like they do in the season.

thats true carol, they are coming inland to fine food but its sad for all birds isnt it.

Its very sad, what with wild birds struggling and me worrying about my fish, dont think its as much worrying about my goldfish, its just the thought of them being in that very cold icey water, more so as they are pets i feel sorry for them, made up my mind though if the fish are OK after this next year i'm going to get a big container and bring them inside my porch, my lot think i'm going soft in my old age. keep thinking of other animals as well out there like hedgehogs etc.

well lets hope the hedghogs are nice and warm in hybernation :o)

I hope so ....

Like to think hedgehogs all warm and in deep hibernation Clarice.Glad didnt tidy garden too much in autumn...have a feeling one asleep in our huge log pile !

Fingers crossed he is ok BB....

Thanks Clarice.....

fantastic very very nice snow for how many months snow will be there?

It came and went in 2 weeks thank goodness, dont like snow at all very dangerest to walk on, lots of people had broken bones with falling on it.