Eggs at breakfast

This morning I was having a late breakfast when Mrs Blackbird came to her nest. I’ve learned a lot about blackbirds since she chose our window-box as a nursery. One thing I’ve learned is that they only start brooding their eggs (sitting on them) full time once they have laid the whole clutch. The rest of the time, they only visit the nest occasionally, and then usually only for one thing! So I was pretty clued up when she settled deep into the nest and started fidgeting about. I had already checked the nest out this morning – it contained one shiny blue egg. When she left the nest about an hour and a half later, I was delighted but not too surprised to see this…

What makes me especially happy is that I actually saw her laying the new egg! I suspect that I also saw her laying the first egg the day before, I just diddn’t know what I was looking at at the time. lets take a closer look…

I’m filled with anticipation as to how many she will lay. I also look forward to her brooding the eggs full time, as I love working at the kitchen table with her just across from me. We are very companionable together.