Comments on: Food is the way to a birds heart, a blackbird

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:48:15 +0000

Have done some research the source mentions the hovering flight, a Pallas warbler. Well done.

Keith

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:26:15 +0000

Sandra, off the top of my head I do not know the answer, I will do some research. I Have a very good programme on my computer. Failing that we will be hitting France in about a month and hope to pay you a visit, we could have a look then.

Uncle Keith

By: Sandra Bruin

Sandra Bruin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:58:45 +0000

Uncle Keith,
Can you share your knowledge with me, we have 4 or 5 small birds in the garden. Looking at our books they look very much like juvenille Pallas warblers as they hover like a humming bird and can fly straight through 1 inch wire netting into the fruit cage. Failing that we wonder if they could be Greenish Warblers but not sure if these hover, do you know?
Love Sandra.

By: Keith

Keith — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:59:04 +0000

On the face of it he did seem greedy. Judging by his condition I suspect he was feeding young and took the food to feed the chicks. Blackbirds have a reputation for being good parents. What I found interesting was the way he dealt with the food to get the maximum amount in his beak. He also benefited from not being aggressive, whilst the others were being competitive he moved in and maximised his returns. Clever bird.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:18:07 +0000

Cool that bird is really clever but he’s a bit greedy

By: Mark & Ann Andrews

Mark & Ann Andrews — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:08:47 +0000

look forward to seeing the photos!!!