My husabnd has spent the best part of today in the garden doing various odds and ends. Just a short while ago we noticed a male blackbird watching him and in fact coming down to forage beside him in the earth! He had no problem with either of us getting close to him, in fact I got within two feet of him, calling to him, to which he would respond!
I came back in for my camera (digital) and would you believe it, my battery was dead
so I rushed back in, got some soaked dry fruit and my SLR and tried again! I got one shot then my film ran put so I don't even know if I have that ..
He's a friendly little soul though, I think he must be a youngster!
(Oh and we have also confused the sparrows by moving the bird table!)