You want to know how I tell that my blackcurrants are ripe and ready for picking...I'll tell you. I keep a sharp eye out for the Blackbird who appears in my garden and seems remarkably friendly with me (taking worms from the hand etc.) See when my back is turned? The feathered thief is onto the currants and my dreams of ice cream and tangy berries
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My folks used to have a Blackbird which used to be very tame. It used to come and stand in the kitchen and harass them if it thought it was due a feed. If they had a lie in, it would be standing looking irate on the back step waiting for my Dad to open up and put food out.
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scared the living daylights out of Roger when he first noticed them ;)
and now I move them around a bit to keep him on his toes
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