Blackbird's Nest

We might not have anything in the nest box this year - but we do have a nest in the garden... and four little blue speckled eggs - a pair of blackbirds are nesting in the rambling rose.

The female built the nest very quickly last week - and this week I had a quick look once I knew she was away from the nest and found four eggs. I don't know when they were laid. Mum and Dad are both still around.

I will try and get better pictures soon - for me it's a case of shove the camera in the bush and hope for the best. Birdman might get a better shot.

The four eggs
More central, but blurred!

And the bush. I probably don't need to point out where the entrance is, but if so, it's the gap in middle of the green bush - just off-centre in the pic.

It's not in the best place, I have to say. But fingers crossed the nest is successful.

We have masses of extremely noisy fledgling starlings around at the moment. Hopefully none of them (or their parents) will find the nest.