Posted by Dave Hill on March 3, 2010, 2:24 pm
I was over at a neighbours this afternoon and we were watching a bird
from his kitchen window as it cleared some bread crumbs.
The size of a blackbird, Dun coloured. with so sign of any speckeling.
It had a lighter bib.
Legs and beak matched the body colour.
It was being ignored by a couple of Male blackbirds who were also
feeding.
Any ideas?
David Hill
Posted by Gopher on March 3, 2010, 5:49 pm
In message
>I was over at a neighbours this afternoon and we were watching a bird
>from his kitchen window as it cleared some bread crumbs.
>The size of a blackbird, Dun coloured. with so sign of any speckeling.
>It had a lighter bib.
>Legs and beak matched the body colour.
>It was being ignored by a couple of Male blackbirds who were also
>feeding.
>Any ideas?
>David Hill
Sounds 99.9/% like Ms Blackbird w/out her "pzazz magnet". There are all
kinds of blackbird variations out there but the species is still the
same. May I suggest you consider posting this to uk.rec.birdwatching
where a cadre of well informed avian specialists should rush to express
equally well informed opinions :-)))
--
Gopher .... I know my place!
Posted by Sacha on March 4, 2010, 4:47 am
> In message
>> I was over at a neighbours this afternoon and we were watching a bird
>> from his kitchen window as it cleared some bread crumbs.
>> The size of a blackbird, Dun coloured. with so sign of any speckeling.
>> It had a lighter bib.
>> Legs and beak matched the body colour.
>> It was being ignored by a couple of Male blackbirds who were also
>> feeding.
>> Any ideas?
>> David Hill
>
> Sounds 99.9/% like Ms Blackbird w/out her "pzazz magnet". There are all
> kinds of blackbird variations out there but the species is still the
> same. May I suggest you consider posting this to uk.rec.birdwatching
> where a cadre of well informed avian specialists should rush to express
> equally well informed opinions :-)))
I thought perhaps it was a Mrs Blackbird who'd already mated so isn't
sending out lures!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon
Posted by Gopher on March 4, 2010, 10:11 am
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>> In message
>>> I was over at a neighbours this afternoon and we were watching a bird
>>> from his kitchen window as it cleared some bread crumbs.
>>> The size of a blackbird, Dun coloured. with so sign of any speckeling.
>>> It had a lighter bib.
>>> Legs and beak matched the body colour.
>>> It was being ignored by a couple of Male blackbirds who were also
>>> feeding.
>>> Any ideas?
>>> David Hill
>> Sounds 99.9/% like Ms Blackbird w/out her "pzazz magnet". There are
>>all kinds of blackbird variations out there but the species is still
>>the same. May I suggest you consider posting this to
>>uk.rec.birdwatching where a cadre of well informed avian specialists
>>should rush to express equally well informed opinions :-)))
>I thought perhaps it was a Mrs Blackbird who'd already mated so isn't
>sending out lures!
.... or maybe the two males were already "fixed up". On second thoughts
- that really doesn't explain their behaviour :-))
--
Gopher .... I know my place!
Posted by Sacha on March 4, 2010, 11:26 am
>>
>>> In message
>>>> I was over at a neighbours this afternoon and we were watching a bird
>>>> from his kitchen window as it cleared some bread crumbs.
>>>> The size of a blackbird, Dun coloured. with so sign of any speckeling.
>>>> It had a lighter bib.
>>>> Legs and beak matched the body colour.
>>>> It was being ignored by a couple of Male blackbirds who were also
>>>> feeding.
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>> David Hill
>>> Sounds 99.9/% like Ms Blackbird w/out her "pzazz magnet". There are
>>> all kinds of blackbird variations out there but the species is still
>>> the same. May I suggest you consider posting this to
>>> uk.rec.birdwatching where a cadre of well informed avian specialists
>>> should rush to express equally well informed opinions :-)))
>>
>> I thought perhaps it was a Mrs Blackbird who'd already mated so isn't
>> sending out lures!
>
> .... or maybe the two males were already "fixed up". On second thoughts
> - that really doesn't explain their behaviour :-))
We had no less than 5 males involved in a very undignified and noisy
fight in the big greenhouse today. The noise was really startling and
just exploded out of nowhere. They went chasing each other like a
group of thugs, in and out of rows of plants and pots of climbers and
pelargoniums, before they dispersed, some escaping through the vents in
the roof. I imagine that having all congregated for foodon the tea
room lawn during the snow, each thinks the surroundings are 'his' area.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon
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>from his kitchen window as it cleared some bread crumbs.
>The size of a blackbird, Dun coloured. with so sign of any speckeling.
>It had a lighter bib.
>Legs and beak matched the body colour.
>It was being ignored by a couple of Male blackbirds who were also
>feeding.
>Any ideas?
>David Hill