There are struggles for territory going on a few feet from this desk.
Two blackbirds are dancing in and out of a boundary. On one side a large rock and a gravel drive way, on the other a couple of flower beds and a group of willow trees. The dancing, flying and hopping continue at the very edge of where the two territories meet, day in and out.
The boys are back in town and are making their presence felt all across this couple of acres.
Winter for all it's darkness is the best time for getting up close with birds. Every morsel and scrap is welcome as they build up their reserves for the mating season. Come Spring there will be even more frantic activity as they feed their families and then in the summer they will be reabsorbed into the leaves and branches of the bushier hedgerows.
For now they skid and flutter into my "all you can eat buffet" and dine out while we wait for Spring.
14 comments:
I heartily agree, winter is such a great time for birding. Even more so when one can enjoy the birding activity from the warmth and comfort of the kitchen window.
Stunning photos.. I love watching our feathered friends :o)
Such happy birds knowing what is to come....and they enjoy your buffet. Here we have snow again....quite unexpectedly as some birds are beginning to return. They will have to wait out the 30 degree and colder temps with weekly snows...just a few inches but still snow.
Aha!! Me too, I am such a lazy birder. But wildlife photographers, the real ones are my absolute heroes!!
Thanks Julie, they are such little beauties!
O I can't even imagine! I have to say this very quietly but I'd love a bit of snow. Enjoy your snowy view for now. x
Isn't it fascinating to watch this world of tiny feather and muscle and song?!! Your English robins are perhaps the sweetest vision in the whole wide world...lovely photos Catherine.
that blackbird has a story in his eye ...
Wonderful photos, they look so beautiful. Who needs fancy birds when we have these to look at.
Amanda xx
Thank you Kerry they are so sweet (and of course we tend to call them our Irish Robins.....wink wink) every time I am near to one they grab my FULL attention!
Yes Diana and the story is apparently that the Blackbird is now the national bird of Sweden......
The wonder of the everyday again Amanda.....I just love them too.....and thank you for having a gander with me here today.....
Love that..."all you can eat buffet!" Wonderful images!
Thanks Robin! The all you can eat buffet is turning into a very motherly occupation alright!!!
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