Song Thrush

I haven't had a Song Thrush in the garden for many a year until 2008. Then a female brought two chicks for a very brief visit. When I say brief, I mean she and one chick flew off not long after arriving leaving the other chick o my rockery. It called a few times without success in attracting its mother back and eventually flew away as well. Since then I have had a couple of visits from other adult Song Thrushes. This is a picture of the latest one, a handsome beast if I do say so. Song Thrushes mainlt feed under my hedge or in the rockery but like this one they will occasionally come onto the grass for seeds dropped from the Bird Table. I hope the Song Thrush becomes more regular a visitor than it is at present, always beautiful and striking to look at.

Confusing Identity

Saw this little chap/ chapess that I thought was a female Blackbird rooting around under my hedge. Managed to take the first photo and then it truned round. To say I was surprized with what I saw is an under-statement. It was a Song Thrush as can be seen in phote two. It continued to root under the hedge looking for insects etc. A couple of times it flew onto the side of the hedge as if catching something. Photo three was taken just before if flew off. This is the first Song Thrush that has visited my garden for some time. Last time was during the summer when a female brought two chicks for a flying visit. Before that it was many years ago. Hope this is a sign that they have returned.