Birds - were you listening?
Apparently not. Sigh. The nest below does not conform with the 3ft (1m) above ground safety rule. Not only that, it may be reached by a series of log steps and is also clearly visible from most places in the front garden.
My father always told me that the Blackbird was not a very bright bird. Q.E.D.
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Up until yesterday there was a big Magpie's nest right at the top of our huge Oak tree. Yesterday I noticed that it had suddenly disappeared. I'd presumed the strong wind had dislodged it, so went to look for signs on the surrounding ground... Nothing; not a sign. Almost as if they'd dismantled it, and taken the whole caboodle elsewhere!
Mystery, or what!
Oh dear - just when one's children are no longer a daily worry, the birds show up.
But maybe that's just the back door - and you are on top of a mountain. Maybe the bird thinks that's quite far enough.
Well spotted. Hope they manage to raise a brood. Maybe a fireguard round the log pile to protect them from the dog???
Maybe the Glam Ass could mount a 24/7 patrol till fledging was over?
They obviously believe that a Welsh blackbird's home is his castle .
Oh, bless!
Right - comments on a few posts all at once. Blackbirds, bit dim. Ours built a nest in a hedge with no leaves. And the cat didn't take long to find the nest.
Robins eggs - what a beautiful picture. Sad about the robin, even though they're vicious little creatures there's still something special about them.
Mosaic pieces - Sam made me a brick step for my greenhouse into which we sunk the piece of stone I carved 'Beauty' in to, around the edges of the stone I'm placing shards I find in the garden while digging/de-stoning, when the step is full I will mortar them in. A garden history jigsaw!
Blackbrids. Not very bright. Of plumage. Or mental capacities. Good pun on your father's part.
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