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Wasn't sure whether to post in Rob's gardening thread but it can always be merged.
We've had two pairs of blackbirds successfully rearing more than one brood this year, one in the climbing rose above the kitchen window, which has been a delight in watching the non-stop efforts to keep mouths fed. The other in a tree at the other end of the garden, and we've got to be able recognise the birds as they search for 'delicacies'.
In fact we've never seen so many young as this year, sparrows and starlings in the mix but nothing more exotic than that.
We're suburban with no direct access to countryside, so apart from occasional calling cards from hedgehogs we don't see animal life (though it's said you're never more than a few yards from a rat) and it would be really interesting to hear what visitors you get.
We've had two pairs of blackbirds successfully rearing more than one brood this year, one in the climbing rose above the kitchen window, which has been a delight in watching the non-stop efforts to keep mouths fed. The other in a tree at the other end of the garden, and we've got to be able recognise the birds as they search for 'delicacies'.
In fact we've never seen so many young as this year, sparrows and starlings in the mix but nothing more exotic than that.
We're suburban with no direct access to countryside, so apart from occasional calling cards from hedgehogs we don't see animal life (though it's said you're never more than a few yards from a rat) and it would be really interesting to hear what visitors you get.