New Posts For Thread: Blackbirdshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30534177/blackbirdsHave you noticed that in the warm weather, they sit in the sun, very still, staring, with their wings spread out and their beaks open at about a thirty degree angle?sixtwosix 27 Jun 15 11:14 I throw grapes on the lawn for blackbirds ...... mainly because pigeons and the stomachs on legs that are wood pigeons won't go near fruit .....all the disgusting things they do eat , but get that healthy stuff away from mehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30534177/blackbirds?post_id=545291205#545291205sixtwosix 27 Jun 15 11:14 I throw grapes on the lawn for blackbirds ...... mainly because pigeons and the stomachs on legs that are wood pigeons won't go near fruit .....all the disgusting things they do eat , but get that healthy stuff away from meSat, 27 Jun 2015 06:20:14 -0500I throw grapes on the lawn for blackbirds ...... mainly because pigeons and the stomachs on legs that are wood pigeons won't go near fruit .....all the disgusting things they do eat , but get that healthy stuff away from me !https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30534177/blackbirds?post_id=545290879#545290879I throw grapes on the lawn for blackbirds ...... mainly because pigeons and the stomachs on legs that are wood pigeons won't go near fruit .....all the disgusting things they do eat , but get that healthy stuff away from me !Sat, 27 Jun 2015 05:14:57 -0500morp great analogyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30534177/blackbirds?post_id=545290495#545290495morp great analogySat, 27 Jun 2015 04:00:57 -0500Do they ever sleep? At this time of year they're on the lawn at sunrise and still hunting worms past 10pm.When I was about seven an infants school essay I did on The Birds In My Garden got put on display at parents' evening. "BLACKBIRDS," I wrote. "Mhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30534177/blackbirds?post_id=545290367#545290367Do they ever sleep? At this time of year they're on the lawn at sunrise and still hunting worms past 10pm.When I was about seven an infants school essay I did on The Birds In My Garden got put on display at parents' evening. "BLACKBIRDS," I wrote. "MSat, 27 Jun 2015 03:37:05 -0500not with each other chase each other round garden like avian benny hill sketchhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30534177/blackbirds?post_id=545290103#545290103not with each other chase each other round garden like avian benny hill sketchSat, 27 Jun 2015 02:31:23 -0500Blackbirds are my favourite ..they are so friendly.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30534177/blackbirds?post_id=545289935#545289935Blackbirds are my favourite ..they are so friendly.Sat, 27 Jun 2015 01:29:00 -0500I've seen house sparrows,magpies and a green woodpecker behave in this manner. It's believed the Formica acid from the ants kill parasites that are in the feathers.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30534177/blackbirds?post_id=545288653#545288653I've seen house sparrows,magpies and a green woodpecker behave in this manner. It's believed the Formica acid from the ants kill parasites that are in the feathers.Fri, 26 Jun 2015 19:48:25 -0500I've never seen any other bird do ithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30534177/blackbirds?post_id=545279431#545279431I've never seen any other bird do itFri, 26 Jun 2015 08:11:12 -0500What do you call four dogs and a blackbird?................The Spice Girls.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30534177/blackbirds?post_id=545279393#545279393What do you call four dogs and a blackbird?................The Spice Girls.Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:09:00 -0500It's called anting and a lot of birds do it, but yes they more than most.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30534177/blackbirds?post_id=545279339#545279339It's called anting and a lot of birds do it, but yes they more than most.Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:05:24 -0500