Notes from Mill Street, Elsing.
On the 7th April whilst perusing a written document indoors I became aware of a strange sound coming from the driveway just outside the back door. I tentatively approached the door which was open and was surprised to see a Pied Wagtail perched on my wife’s car. As I watched it flew down to the wing mirror and proceeded to hover in front of its image and peck the mirror’s surface. It repeated this behaviour for several minutes before flying off. Apparently males especially are highly aggressive towards rivals in defence of their territory or food and are often reported attacking their own images in window panes, or even the wing mirrors of Nissan Micra cars!
On the same day my wife Carole was gardening underneath a shrubbery adjacent to our garden pond when she squealed in alarm. Alert as ever I went to find out what the problem was as she shouted “Get it off me!” What was it? Just our friendly neighbourhood Blackbird using my wife’s back as a perch as she stooped in the undergrowth! It remained on her back until she emerged from the shrubs and then flew off none the worse for the experience. I can’t speak for Carole.
Alwyn Jackson
Tags: wensum valley birding, birdwatching, birding norfolk
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