The nesting season has begun in earnest and with three pairs of Blue Tits, GT and GTi the Great Tits, A Pair of Dunnocks and DT the Blackbird and his missus already nesting in my back garden (plus a pair of Mistle Thrushes sitting on eggs just beyond the back fence), there’s an awful lot of frantic activity going on, especially when it comes to the Blackbirds who managed to fledge three youngsters yesterday and who are all currently scuttling about in the garden undergrowth or on the patio and making a great deal of noise!I took photos of two of them (above and below) earlier today (3rd May) and then avoided going out in the garden thereafter because the little feather-bags can’t fly yet and keep following me about (probably hoping to be fed), but the last thing I need right now is two more semi-tame Blackbirds just like their father on my hands! Meanwhile, the next couple of days will be crucial for the youngsters….that is, until they can make themselves airborne to get away from the local cat population, some of whom (and one in particular) target my garden as soon as the bird breeding season gets underway

By the way, there’s another, slightly closer shot of the little guy shown below on the “Garden” page.