I think I have a new friend.
Last evening, when I was getting the sheep to bed, I saw this little chap (?) sitting on a rock very close to me. He was very close and didn’t seem to want to fly away, just kept coming back to me, a few feet away.
Girl or boy? What do you think? And is it this year’s fledgling or an older adult.
And then I saw him (he will be a he unless proven otherwise) again this morning, sitting next to me on a gate. I think it is the same bird and, again, not scared of me and was just around while I was doing stuff. Most strange.
I just pray others don’t take advantage of wee bird’s apparent tameness and obviously I now need a name for him.
They both have form on the bird front and I would be sad if they succeeded.
I’ve not had a proper bird friend. At the moment, I am mostly just sworn at.
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It looks like a starling to me. I think they are most often with groups and I wonder if it could have been blown off course. It is strange. How about Sterling as the name (similar to “starling”) as in Sterling Moss, after say forebears who were silversmiths.
Definitely being sworn at.
I have heard that starlings can be good pets. I wonder if this is one that found itself outside its cage and now regrets leaving it.
Good morning……it is a starling. Used to be in flocks down here in Gloucestershire, but sadly like all birds here, seem to be vanishing. I would imagine it has been blown off course.
Hope a mate turns up for it.
All the flocks are up here, we have thousands