I spent the weekend in my Dad's huge countryside garden.
Last year the resident blackbird had a partner, but sadly this year she's either tragically died or has absconded.
He's doing a wonderful job as a single parent, run ragged feeding his newly hatched chicks. He's feeding them mostly invertebrates but to give himself the odd break he's using the suet coconut shell. Do you think that's the birdy equivalent of occasionally shoving chicken dippers and potato smileys in the oven for an easy tea?
Colin and Collette the collared doves look like they're going to have another bash at child-rearing. In the three years I've known them, I've sadly come to realise they have an extremely lax approach to child-rearing, so it'll be interesting to see how that pans out for them.
The house sparrows have expanded yet again to the point that the laburnum hedge they populate puts me in mind of the Zona Franca area of Barcelona, such is the level of noise, daily fights and wonton shagging.
Any interesting bird goings on in your gardens?