Is it me, or does there seem to be more inured Starlings about this year? I am not sure if this is because I am just noticing birds more these days, but this starling came into my garden at the weekend and I had earlier in the year with only one foot. My mum also had a 1 footed starling in her garden and it's unlikely to be the same one being the 200 mile distance between us.
He seems to be getting about ok and is eating well, but he spent a lot of time sitting on the ground under the tree and I worry if he does this too often his days may be numbered.
Sarah
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We have a starling with what's most probably a broken leg. In my experience birds adapt surprisingly well to having an injured or even missing leg. It may be that as spring's approaching there's more competition for food, mates and nest sites and birds are getting into fights and injuring each other. We had to break up an 8-blackbird mass brawl in the garden this morning!
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
Hi Maisie, it's ironic that you should mention blackbirds scrapping as after some concerted studying I have noticed something about mine. The two males arrive together and they eat and drink very sociably. It is only after they have eaten well and drunk well that they begin knocking seven bells out of each other. Funny that, as the same could be said about certain human males - especially after a visit to the pub on a Friday night LOL
The necessity of bird-watching is a really good reason for avoiding all forms of housework.
The dust will still be there tomorrow - the birds may not be!
LOL Squirrel. That is very funny.
Several weeks ago, my male blackbirds had a humdinger of a fight on the top of the hedge that ended with both birds locked together and tumbling off the edge, literally rolling to the ground. They continued the battle on the ground until one was seen off. The winner ended up with a badly trailing wing. This same bird is still here most of the day, still fighting, and still has his trailing wing. I think it is perhaps a bit better than it was, bit is still obviously not as it should be. However, he is still King Blackbird in the garden.
Cheers, Linda.
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