Spring is coming! & the blackbird is nesting
I've seen them trying to nest in this bush last year;
Once disturbed by the sparrowhawk they never stayed nor did I see eggs, then finally late last year after the season had finished the old nest fell out in the winds of winter so this is a new build. And here she is keeping a watchful eye out whilst sat on the results of her hardwork;
She flies off every so often but never for long which meant I could see into the nest from the bathroom window to capture a photo or two here I only caught sight of the one egg, but last time she flew out I could see two;
I'm keeping an eye her but definitely not disturbing her although the bush is only 1.5m from the backdoor I make sure we're not near her and use the bino's from the bathroom window to check on her. She's doing well, hopefully I'll get to see the family.
sad news, the nest has been abandoned 😫
Had not seen her flying in & out, nor had I seen her sitting on the nest, I suspect the recent high winds which were giving the bush quite a rough ride moved the nest slightly making it more visible as well, when I checked in on her you could see that she was not happy and quite disturbed with her head moving around as the winds blew. A pity for her & me, I was really looking forwards to her success. Still I'll do what I can for the others, keep putting food out, water available and watch them nesting in the trees.