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.
