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alison_froglady

21 years ago

This is one of the best shots we have taken of the blackbirds. It is a female blackbird and is on the hedge where all the sparrows hide. They just pop out take the food in the feeders and pop back into the hedge. You would never guess they were there.

Alison

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Annieo
21 years ago
Fantastic photo
I shall be returning to this tomorrow to show the kids
AnnieO
alison_froglady
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21 years ago
AnnieO I'm glad you liked the photo.
The blackbirds are definitely nesting at the moment and they go crazy everytime the magpie comes near. They just make so much noise and chase it away. Yesterday one of the male blackbirds was taking control of watching and was up at the top of my arch watching very intently all that was going on in the garden and keeping a careful eye for any preditors. His head just kept on turning left and right all the time, he was very observant.
Have you seen all the bird pictures on the website? I think your children would love to see the video clips of the frogs and tadpoles. You can find it on www.the-horsfalls.co.uk
Alison
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