Morning Ablutions

Mrs Blackbird loooked in a terrible state first thing in the morning.  The nestlings must be getting big now and keeping her up all night.

She enjoyed a good wash and flutter.

Both parents feeding at an incredible rate.

In other news:
My new neighbours have a cat -  the cat is sitting below the tree with both the Blackbird and Dunnocks nests in. 

At Mum and Dad's house the Blue Tits using my nestbox are also feeding at a high rate yesterday evening.  Only 3 or 5 cats wandering about below that box :-(