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BaronessBL Apr 2020 9:58am, 12 Apr 2020 8,233 posts	0 BaronessBL Our lockdown begins today in even more seriousness than before. I've just watched what I think was the third of three blackbird fledglings take his (or her) first mighty leap into the outside world. Sadly his much bolder and braver big brother (or sister) has already paid the ultimate price for his earlier curiousity and Wanda will now not be allowed in the garden (unless on a very short lead) for about a week. There is now a notice on the back door as a reminder: 'Stay At Home, Protect the Blackbirds, Save Lives' - It's a pity Wanda can't read though!
halfpint Apr 2020 10:26am, 12 Apr 2020 30,685 posts	0 halfpint Oh dear. Love the sign though.
LazyDaisy Apr 2020 12:22pm, 12 Apr 2020 29,841 posts	0 LazyDaisy Oh dear Wanda, you're not a cat! Leave those birds alone
Sharkie Apr 2020 12:29pm, 12 Apr 2020 15,960 posts	0 Sharkie We don't need assassination We don't need no bird control No savage staffie in the garden Hey, Wanda! Leave those chicks alone! ( I love Wanda, but I love blackbirds too)
BaronessBL Apr 2020 1:53pm, 12 Apr 2020 8,234 posts	0 BaronessBL Excellent Sharkie! We love blackbirds too so the garden is out of bounds for a week by which time they should be able to fly and with any luck they will perhaps fly into next door's garden... we also had a song about the same subject last year - from memory I think it was.... On the first day of Whitsun my Staffie brought to me.. Five Fle - edge - lings No, make that six Three blackbirds Two little sparrows And a starling in the bay tree Sadly it wasn't far from the truth either but we are all trying hard to keep the numbers down for this year (well the humans are trying hard anyway.... Wanda is trying to keep the numbers down too, but in a different way to us....)
ThorntonRunner Apr 2020 6:20pm, 12 Apr 2020 3,093 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Fortunately the squirrel is too quick for him!
ThorntonRunner Apr 2020 6:20pm, 12 Apr 2020 3,094 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Ollie (Springer) just carried on sunbathing "whatever"
ThorntonRunner Apr 2020 9:49pm, 12 Apr 2020 3,097 posts	0 ThorntonRunner It's taking the p*ss now
Alice the Camel Apr 2020 10:11pm, 12 Apr 2020 4,031 posts	0 Alice the Camel
BaronessBL Apr 2020 10:47pm, 12 Apr 2020 8,239 posts	0 BaronessBL There would definitely be a Staffie shaped hole in that glass and a pile of grey fluff on the floor if that was our house!