Blackbirds

I�m a little sad today. I think a wee friend of mine has died. The local blackbird couple (Mr and Mrs Twitters) hatched a female baby blackbird and, for a couple of days, I noticed the young bird in the back yard of this house I live in. The mother bird was keeping a steady stream of worms and things coming to the young one but the little bird didn�t seem to want to eat very much, which is unusual for a young blackbird. Earlier this season I used to natter with the male blackbird sometimes. It was funny. He�d be singing away trying to impress the girls and I�d start making noises out of the window like trying to copy his songs and stuff. Of course, this would get him all flustered and he�d fly to a closer spot on my window and start singing even louder and more complicated tunes. I have to admit he always outdid me but it was fun winding him up anyway. When he finally did get a female blackbird partner and they started nest building I used to feed them little goodies and they got quite used to me. They were especially fond of apple cores, I recall. Anyway, you could really tell when they had finally hatched out a youngster because it was quite a frenzy of hunting worms and things and then flying back to the nest with a beakful. I laid on as much goodies like apple cores and things as I could and felt a little proud that I was sort of helping out. Then eventually, it was time for baby to leave the nest. Baby ended up in the back yard right in the exact spot what I used to feed goodies to Mr and Mrs Twitters. With blackbirds, as with many other kinds of birds, they�ll hang around for a few days or a few weeks and help feed the youngster and sort of watch out for its safety during these early times when first out of the nest. The young ones don�t quite know what the world�s all about yet so they need a helping hand, really. Unfortunately, this young one seemed reluctant to eat and I was becoming very worried. I didn�t see them in the back yard yesterday morning and I am afraid that maybe the baby one has died for some reason.

By TIMO
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