Blackbird behaviour

[Bellfamily]

I saw a blackbird this morning and it was picking at the soil in my bog area. When I came home from work I found that some of my plants had been pulled out of my planters around the edge of the pond and it seemed that the blackbird was after the moist soil. I am assuming that it may have been using this for a nest - is this right, or if not what was it trying to do (apart from destroying my plants).

I really like watching the blackbirds especially when they have a bath in my new pond but am not too keen on this behaviour! I am hoping it won't last long or my new plants wont establish if they keep being pulled out

[Wild-Woman]

I should think it was looking for small invertebrates in the soil. I don't think it means to spoil your plants but in a bog area they probably get thrown aside by accident in the nice damp soil.

[Bellfamily]

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

I should think it was looking for small invertebrates in the soil. I don't think it means to spoil your plants but in a bog area they probably get thrown aside by accident in the nice damp soil.

I did think this and maybe this was what it was doing with the planters as well? I made the planters with old tights (see previous thread) and have only put small holes in where the plants are. When I went to re-plant the plants that had been pulled out it looked like some soil had been removed as there was quite a gap. I am obviously assuming it was the blackbird as I saw it in the bog area; however, it could have been another bird.