Watching and waiting
Taken in our back garden this is our resident female Blackbird who will quite happily take sultanas from my hand. Her mate is not quite as bold however and hides in the bushes until the coast is clear!
[EDIT] Since uploading this photo I have had a chance to re-examine it and have come to the conclusion that this may not be our female but possibly one of her chicks! The white markings below the beak and around the throat along with the yellow eye rings are more consistent with a juvenile male rather than an adult female. Whatever, this bird is equally at ease feeding from the hand!
Watching and waiting
Taken in our back garden this is our resident female Blackbird who will quite happily take sultanas from my hand. Her mate is not quite as bold however and hides in the bushes until the coast is clear!
[EDIT] Since uploading this photo I have had a chance to re-examine it and have come to the conclusion that this may not be our female but possibly one of her chicks! The white markings below the beak and around the throat along with the yellow eye rings are more consistent with a juvenile male rather than an adult female. Whatever, this bird is equally at ease feeding from the hand!