Nest Building & Other Antics

A scrupulously tidy garden is not always a good thing. It's much better to leave dead leaves and twigs for the birds. In the last few days they've been busy collecting useful material from my garden. I often see a female blackbird searching & gathering. When she flies off she's holding a huge amount in her beak. She particularly favours dead grass so I've been giving her a helping hand by leaving it on the patio area. The cheeky sparrows have been having a lovely time dust bathing in an unplanted area and popping in and out of the privet hedge.