Knock knock who's there ?

Lovely blog and photo's again BB. Good job you were there to lend a helping hand ! Never get any thanks tho do you ?

Great blog Bonkersbon, and a very 'handy' rescue. Aren't they entertaining - I just love having the yard full of noisy babies!

Oh BB , I love your little blogs , I was laughing so much my hubby was shouting to find out what was so funny ...LOL...

BTW BB have you seen anything of Cyril ?

I watched a squirrel this morning trying to work out how to get the first red strawberry in the fruit cage .. they are back. !!! ...........

Thanks once again...a great blog and such fab photos! :-)

Just a real filthy look Aster ..oh the noise levels Gmz and with baby rooks above jumping on and off the roof ..

Thanks Amy often get asked how do we get so close to get photos ..think this blog explains lol No signs yet of Cyril but then a lot of moorland owned by Royals might be laying low after Prince Charles comments ..

Thank you Spritz .Dont suppose you get too many in your kitchen with Henry .Fortunately we shut the cats in the lounge when both back doors open.

lmao BB, so funny and great,, love the pics and so lucky have them come to your house like that,, you would have been great at writing for tales of the river bank, and saving that little baby who was stuck,, how sweet was that,,great blog as usual x

Thanks Sandra really quite amazing to see how soon they actually fledge when they cant really fly .. our borders alive with them hiding under plants and in rock crevices .

wouldnt our gardens boring without any of our lovely birds BB, i so look forward to seeing them when i wake, :o))

We do get plenty of birds, Bb! Henry chases the pigeons when he is outside, but I am surprised at how the little ones just carry on feeding above him when he walks past.

spritz i have a cat angelina who just doesnt care about the birds, she just gives them that look if they disturb her sleep in the garden, but still watch her just in case, and they dont seem worried about her either lol

Now that IS surprising!

just think she is lazy spritz and when i got her from rescue she had been so badly treated her back legs are not good,, she is only about 10 but cant even climb, never even goes out of the garden,, i just think she is happy being here after what she has been through,

Aaaahhh.... poor thing...some people should be SHOT!!!!!

she`s got a happy life now spritz, she has everything she wants and more, she`s my little princess,,:o)) your right how anyone can harm a animal is beyond me,, grr just makes me angry to even think about it,,

truely great blog. The expressions on their little faces. We put mealworms out but its always the magpies that get there first

Absolutely brilliant, BB - nearly fell off my chair.

Another wonderful blog with fantastic photos Bonkers. I'm glad you were on hand to help the little starling.

Wonderful blog Bb I loved the "running commentry" too you are a natural, I am just working upto getting my first indoor blackbird visitor he's made it to the step but at the mo' that's as far as he will venture.

What a brilliant blog and photos. Love that little one you rescued - really cute, bless him. Your blackbird is so like Freaky, who hopped into my kitchen last week! Chloe was not impressed and broke into a run to chase him out.

Actually Sandra I m fed up with them knocking and scratching at the door to get in ! lol

I look forward to going to bed without them ..of course thrilled they dont fly off and sit even walk over our feet to be fed I actually had a blackbird between my legs as knelt to put mealworms out ..sorry but that pic censored !

Gosh Mageth they too expensive to give to magpies we put left over meals out for the rooks first they have their fill then go .. then out with the good stuff for the little ones.

We live under a large rookery so if didnt accommodate them they would eat mealworms and everything else .Try giving your magpies rubbish first save the good stuff.

Thanks Wagger hope you off the floor now ..this lot would just go through my pockets ..cheers Toto yes saw him struggling but at least the rocks stop them going too deep.

Thanks Bob and Gee yes they really are quite adventurous
when needing to feed young the poor robin has to work overtime to out smart them.

Well done Bb another great blog and brilliant photo,s,where would they be without you on standby to feed and rescue them.I,m constantly on red alert to save my babies from my cats, they come to patio window to ask for food and bathe in my water feature which is just outside,thats the downside to feeding them and gaining their trust but its a joy to watch.........

what a super blog for my first look!
loved the photos and comments attached to them

Super photos - Loved it!!

Thanks Lincslass couldnt imagine a garden without them - this year been fantastic for fledglings the tree sparrows raising another brood 2 weeks after the last ..

Welcome to Goy Neellan sure you ll enjoy it here - some good laughs great advice and the odd daft one that I m sure will Grow On You.

Ah Bonsoir Frenchbean a Lancastrian living in France well that will put me to the test living in Yorkshire , England Lol
promise to behave though ..

Don't worry BB I've heard it all before - my sister married a Yorkshireman!

Aw bless her - missionary work was it ? lol

Something like that! (or should I say 'summat') - It worked though as he crossed over the border to live with her.

What???? A traitor amongst the ranks???? He couldn't have had pure Yorkshire blood. LOL

GREAT blog BB. I just love the photos....especially the first two. What a great expression on that little blackbird's face. Wonderful.

Brilliant BB thanks :0)

As always, great pics and captions, Bb! Thanks again for another wonderful, cheery read. :-)

Really enjoyed your blog all I can say is thank you evryone else has said it.

Well done as always BB, really love your blogs, could sit & read & look at your blogs alday.

Thanks All for kind comments aye Gilli perhaps I ll ask Clarice and Sanbaz to keep an eye out for Frenchbeans brother - in - law , such nice people and they live in Lancashire too !

Had to keep back door shut as living in the porch left mealworms there and now thinks you just pop in and help yourself.

Thanks Sue , I tried to make a loggery David like a rockery but with logs and barkchip - blackbirds wrecked it looking for bugs !

Thanks Marann, Springwatch tonight I do like to catch Simon King knowledgeable and enthusiastic expect you ve been following too Clarice - thanks for your comment.

lol brilliant blog BB and yesssssss more fantastic photos

Thanks Eileen..........

Oh Bb, what a buggery. Your loggery, not rockery, became a wreckary. That is actually a real shame, sounds like it would have looked really good.

Fantastic shots Ray and an entertaining blog (as ever!). I can hear that baby chirping from here, lol. I've done a bit of rescuing this week too.

LOL David it did look good for about 10 minutes !!
What have you been rescuing Dawn ?

Well ... yesterday Bonnie found a teeny, tiny baby bluetit amongst some long grass, the mum and dad were dive bombing me and her, I placed it in a tree, then today, Bonnie again found a baby blackbird in some grass but I stopped her getting it and it flew into a tree, no parents were around.

Glad we were around yesterday Dawn...that baby starling rescued from the pond had kamikase tendencies...went in again after being retrieved and got soaked ! Lol.Was fine in end...fed by parents rest of day..but refused to leave the pond !

Probably thinks he's a duck, lol. Was just saying on Arlene's blog, the greater spotted woodpecker brought his baby to feed yesterday. Nearly as big as his Dad but his white bits were still grey.

Bless...must take a look at Arlenes blog now !

Fantastic blog! Everything's been said that I'd like to say. Brilliant running commentary. I could look at these pics over and over again, and probably will! Very well done.

Thanks Bbb almost moved in with us such a thrill to go into garden and birds stay think it a huge compliment to know they dont feel threatened by us.

Have BTO book that says you often only see Mistle thrushes as they fly off as such shy birds ..ours sit and wait for us to put out their food !

Excellent bird blog and photos Bonkers but you have increased my feeling of guilt.
Last night I removed a blackbird nest as it was only 1.5m from ground and I would pass within inches of it every day watering my tomatoes. I was afraid she would abandon any chicks so thought it best to remove the nest before she laid her eggs. I saw her collecting material this morning for another site.

wow Bb thats brilliant very funny too i wish that i could capture pics like that and have such friendly wildlife brilliant!!!!! I often get birds having a splash around in the pond but never quite able to snap them in the act. Guess my little tweeters are just shy!

Tend to abandon nests during incubation Ams once chicks hatched they will tolerate a lot to ensure their survival.

Have you followed Springwatch ? certain birds kill the chicks to bring the female back in season and ensure they are the male parent.

They also steal nesting material from one another so you havent done any harm as you say will rebuild assuming others taken it .

In future wouldnt worry as they struggle a lot with each other and predators and certainly would get used to you passing by.

Thanks Jewells do you have a seat near your pond ? Used to try and go out once I saw something ..quickly realised they more likely to come if sat still than trying to follow with camera lol They also seem to have favourite perches many a time I focus on the perch then along they come ..

Water is such a magnet for them even in the depths of winter .. would still bathe in frozen water when a hole was made for them .

Did you see the kingfisher nest last night on Spring Watch. It was far more elaborate than ours .....

Yes Dawn didnt think they were that fussy as long as it angled upwards perhaps they becoming more selective as more people building them ?

Probs BB - thought it was quite funny that they had gone to all that elaborate trouble just to get wasps in there .... but wasnt that fascinating. John says we have an old wasps nest in the garage - I'll get him to get it down and take some pics :-)

Thank you for the wonderful blog..really cheered me up. I really love to come onto this site as feel I am sitting chatting with so many new friends. Love Sue x

Poor John...you do find him some jobs Lol !

Thankyou Grannysue...yes it is a friendly site and there is always someone to chat with at any given time of day or night.Addictive too !

brilliant blog, love it,nicely done,anyway to attract more varieties of bird to the garden? ive got bluetits,goldthrush or finch cant think,robins (im sure just 1 that always returns) got sparrows and think swallows at the moment though not sure,also try to find hedgehogs,ive rescued 2 so far from log bordering,they seem to get there legs caught in it and make one hell of a racket when they do,look forward to future blogs from you

A Brill blog Really enjoyed it Thanks Donna

Thanks Futuregreen you seem to have a nice collection of birds already and great that you have hedgehogs even if they do require rescuing occasionally ..

Thanks Donna .

your welcome bb and thanks to replying

Bonkers, congratulations on a wonderful blog and teriffic pics...It was like reading a childrens book....Yea...good idea..you should write childrens books...you're a natural....great humour....:>))

What a brilliant blog and I love the photos! Really made me smile. :-D

Love the story and the pics. I'm off to read your next one now!

AAAAAAAAaaaaawwwwwwwww How clever is that hey ? They must trust us so much Jane/Ray & know were trying to help them :) Thanx 4 telling me about your Pics & Blogs i seem 2 have lost out on some l8ly :( xxx

Its ok Jacque..knew you would love to see the blackbird trusting us enough to come indoors. Makes it all worthwhile somehow !