Sat watching 3 - 6 male blackbirds fighting over territorial rights to yellow pyracantha berries in our back garden 2 days ago. Interesting to observe how they feed. Males tend to jump and do a mini hover...about one tenth of a second....then grab one, drop to the ground, swallow it, wait a second or two then repeat the process. A female however seemed to adopt a different technique. She jumped and collided with clumps of berries in the hope that she would dislodge a few which in some cases she was successful! How they avoid injury by dodging the thorns I don't know. Excellent pics!! Cheers, Barry.
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Quality pictures, I don't think you need much practice.
Sweet pics Adrian. Can't wait to see the Fieldfare images. Cheers, Steve.
Sat watching 3 - 6 male blackbirds fighting over territorial rights to yellow pyracantha berries in our back garden 2 days ago. Interesting to observe how they feed. Males tend to jump and do a mini hover...about one tenth of a second....then grab one, drop to the ground, swallow it, wait a second or two then repeat the process. A female however seemed to adopt a different technique. She jumped and collided with clumps of berries in the hope that she would dislodge a few which in some cases she was successful! How they avoid injury by dodging the thorns I don't know.
Excellent pics!! Cheers, Barry.
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