Just a short post to share the story of my little family of blackbirds that nested in my garden.
I was rather worried when I first spotted the nest here, and tried to dissuade the blackbird from building here (on the top of my winter jasmine, just below the ivy, and a walkway of one of the neighbours cats) but every time I came home I found her busy at work.
The nest was just below my daughters bedroom window, she was so excited when she looked out to see the first egg had hatched that she phoned me at work to let me know.
Unfortunately non of the other eggs in the nest hatched.
The chick grew quickly, fed well by mum and dad. It was very difficult to photograph as, as soon as it heard the window open it would duck down to hide from us.
This was the last time I saw the baby, ready to take off into the world.
Katie x x
