Coldwaterjohn's photos with the keyword: Blackbird

The early bird catches the worm...

The early bird catches the worm...

Coldwaterjohn
04 Jun 2023 23
Can't a bird sunbathe in peace?

Can't a bird sunbathe in peace?

Coldwaterjohn
04 Jun 2023 28
Female Blackbird listening to hear its food moving

Female Blackbird listening to hear its food moving

Coldwaterjohn
28 May 2022 35
Female Blackbird listening to hear its food moving

Female Blackbird listening to hear its food moving

Coldwaterjohn
28 May 2022 28
This blackbird shadows me but not brave enough to eat from my hand, like the Robin...

This blackbird shadows me but not brave enough to…

Coldwaterjohn
07 Feb 2019 63
A blackbird's frenzied ablutions

A blackbird's frenzied ablutions

Coldwaterjohn
18 Nov 2014 1 125
Blackbird singing

Blackbird singing

Coldwaterjohn
05 Apr 2014 217
tinyurl.com/pcq82b8 The Enrico Caruso of Blackbirds serenading me in the garden this afternoon. Well, actually, I think he was singing to a potential mate, but he went on almost continuously for more than an hour, and the volume meant I could hear him from some hundreds of yards away! Be sure to turn your sound on, for the link.
Damp blackbird waiting for the raisin ration

Damp blackbird waiting for the raisin ration

Coldwaterjohn
26 Nov 2013 1 274
Blackbird deep in the Clematis on its nest

Blackbird deep in the Clematis on its nest

Coldwaterjohn
16 Jul 2013 1 112
Still on the nest this afternoon
If I stay very still, maybe he won't see me...

If I stay very still, maybe he won't see me...

Coldwaterjohn
15 Jul 2013 1 198
Blackbird nesting in courtyard clematis
Blackbird sunning itself

Blackbird sunning itself

Coldwaterjohn
07 Jul 2013 123
Birds sunbathe partly to help rid themselves of ticks, and partly to produce Vitamin D which they then take up through preening their feathers.