Hayley the half-tame blackie

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Hayley the half-tame blackie

This female blackbird appeared a couple of years ago and was in bad shape so we fed her and she got better. We called her Hayley because she waddles a bit and reminds me of Hayley in Coronation Street. When I’m gardening I hear her nearby sneezing! I think she has hayfever or something!!!! In this shot she is sitting sunbathing on the step outside my back door and couldn’t be bothered to move.

Hayley the half-tame blackie belongs to the following groups:

Birds and Creatures of Flight and The Birds

Julie Langford, 2 months ago

Beautiful – so expressive and great detail
Mel Brackstone, 2 months ago

Lol….great shot, jacqi!
jacqi in reply to Julie Langford’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Julie, I think she may be a bit thick!!
jacqi in reply to Mel Brackstone’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Mel
Trudi ~, 2 months ago

A little sweet bird,sounds like she was lucky to have you look after her,great capture
Nat Hall, 2 months ago

great shot, jaqui!

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suefel48, 2 months ago

Sunning those lovely plumes…....Great capture jacqi…....
BigD, 2 months ago

Well done taking care of her, the shot is awesome too.
jacqi in reply to Trudi ~’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks handprintz
jacqi in reply to Nat Hall’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks Nat
jacqi in reply to suefel48’s comment, 2 months ago

Probably to get rid of the mites and stuff! Yuck! Thanks Sue
jacqi in reply to BigD’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks BigD
Bevsimages, 2 months ago

Great image she obviously trusts you…
I tried to capture a scene from “The Birds” in my back garden today. My hubby had thrown bread out for them this morning; so when the postman knocked I stumbled downstairs. I then bleary eyed wandered into the kitchen & popped the kettle on for a cuppa tea.
To my delight loads of blackbirds, sparrows & a couple of rooks were lined up on my fence & descending dive bomber style onto the gravel for all the lovely dew soaked bread. It made me smile, unfortunately I managed only a couple of shots to catch but a couple of birds…Fab x ;)
jacqi in reply to Bevsimages’s comment, 2 months ago

We get that “The Birds” scenario with seagulls. Can be quite scary if they get really enthusiastic!!
pat oubridge, 2 months ago

This has gone straight to my faves jacqi it is delightful
jacqi in reply to pat oubridge’s comment, 2 months ago

Oh thanks for that Pat, I’m honoured
Elaine Harriott, 2 months ago

Beautiful story and a lovely shot to go with it!
jacqi in reply to Elaine Harriott’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks so much Elaine
BarryNorton1, 2 months ago

Lovely capture a fav
jacqi in reply to BarryNorton1’s comment, 2 months ago

Aw thanks and for the fav Barry
phil1950, 2 months ago

Great! shot, briiliant detail, nicely framed, well done
jacqi in reply to phil1950’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks so much Phil
Mar Silva, 2 months ago

Aww- I am so glad Haley found you! Beautiful capture.
jacqi in reply to Mar Silva’s comment, 2 months ago

Thanks for the fave Mar. She is outside the door waiting to be fed quite often but I don’t oblige, unless it’s cold, because there’s plenty of “rreal” food around.