"Where's my lunch mum?"

[Mrs Ziggy CGA]

We watched a blackbird build her nest last year, this year she has rewarded us by showing of her baby:). Just a couple of shots taken earlier.


"Where's my mum?"
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/Baby Blackbird.jpg



"Always hungry!"

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/Mum and Baby 1.jpg



"At last!"
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/Dinner time.jpg



"Thanks mum, now what's for afters?"
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/Thanks Mum.jpg

Probably not the best pics but thought you might like them anyway.


Sue

[AhmedLFC]

do you have 4 and 20 and are they going to see the inside of a pie ;)

[Lukechromis]

Think you offended the 'mum' because thats a male blackbird.:D

[Mrs Ziggy CGA]

Think you offended the 'mum' because thats a male blackbird.:D:oOoops. Oh well, goes to show I know even less about birds than I do photography:o. I assume you can tell by the colour? Female would be more brown? Hopefully mum is putting her feet up somewhere then?;)

Sue

[Lucy]

Very cute. Hopefully they'll keep coming back. We've had a nest in the front hedge for the last four years or so now.

It used to worry the hell out of me 'cause we've got three cats. However, I often see the parents in the tree hoping up a branch at a time "laughing" as the cats try to keep up without falling off. I think it's some kind of game - shows how daft my moggies are I guess!

[Lukechromis]

:oOoops. Oh well, goes to show I know even less about birds than I do photography:o. I assume you can tell by the colour? Female would be more brown? Hopefully mum is putting her feet up somewhere then?;)

Sue
Yeah female is brown and slightly speckeld and doesn't have the yellow beak.
:thanks: