Does anyone out there have any ideas on the following ? There are currently 2 male Blackbirds in and around my garden and the immediate neighbourhood . Since Saturday 30th April one has doggedly been following the other - fence post to fence post, washing line to washing line , branch to branch etc etc, never further than about a foot apart . It does seem territorial at first sight but there is no aggression involved - no retaliation from the followed individual and they both seem oblivious to the charms of any females around .
This activity seems stranger because it it seems to be dawn to dusk with no let up - I saw them last night before drawing the blinds - and there they were first thing this morning , round and round - it makes you dizzy watching. Is it misplaced breeding behaviour ? Whatever it is - other people in my street have noticed them as well, they're the talking point of my little corner of Devon. Thoughts on the subject would be much aprreciated.
Steve Clement-Large , Woolwell, South Devon