Look who's eating the berries!

Last winter my callicarpa bush was stripped of it's berries by a blackcap which visited several times a day, every day until they were all gone.  I only ever saw one male blackcap on the bush at a time so I presume it was just one bird.

Due to the abundance of berries this year my bush is bending with the weight of them and a few days ago I was delighted to see that my feathered friend (or one of it's friends or family) has returned. 

It is only a small bush tucked away in the corner of a small garden and yet the blackcap finds it.  Perhaps it is particularly partial to purple berries and spotted it as it flew over the garden or maybe these little birds have incredible memories and can remember where they had a good feast the previous year.  Either way I am very pleased to see one back again this year.

I took some photographs this morning but the bird is easily spooked so I had to keep well back from the window.   (Note to self - clean the windows!) 

Here he is caught in the act:

SB