I was so excited when I
discovered that my blackbird friends had decided to move in on my balcony
again.
I spent a couple of
weeks being as quiet as possible so as not to disturb them as a suitable nesting
place was found and the female got on with her skillful nest building.
I really was as quiet as
possible even as I sat in my deckchair in with by book when I was home early a
few evenings, but even so the blackbirds deserted me for almost two weeks.
A few days ago, on Wednesday
evening, I noticed that the female bird had been rummaging around in my window
boxes again, after wet earth to line her nest.
She was back
There she was on
Wednesday evening, Thursday evening and again on Friday evening laying her
eggs.
She has spent much of
today on her nest so I don’t know whether there are still only three eggs or
whether there are now four. I might get a glimpse later on when the female
blackbird nips off for her supper.
The eggs will be
incubated for at least ten days and the chicks fed for another ten days before
they fledge, so it looks as if I will be stepping lightly on my balcony for
another month.
It has been a birdy week at Kindergarten too
this week. Inspired by my new neighbours we have been spotting the birds in our
garden and completed a couple of mosaics.
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