Birds and Bees

Days in the high 60s and sunny. Birds building nests in trees once again green. Bees, mysteriously disappearing around the world, in abundance and fond of paying building dwellers a surprise visit through an open window. The ice cream truck ringing its bell and playing its song down our street. Spring in Cambridge is lovely.

Song thrush on Llamas Land

Blackbird got the worm.

Chaffinch and song thrush on Llamas Land.

Pheasant on Grantchester Meadows.

House (or tree) sparrow in our backyard.

Ice cream truck on Owlstone Road
Dogwood (pretty sure) in bloom.

Roadside flowers at corner of Trumpington and Brooklands near Botanic Gardens.

New Visitors to the Garden: Jays

Had my camera nearby so was able to capture the newest visitors to our landlord's garden. After consulting my bird book and British Garden Birds, I identified the two birds as jays. One had its crest raised. I also was able to get decent photos of the blackbirds that are a common sight in Cambridge.

Jay

Jay

Jay with raised crest

Jay and one of the many bird feeders in our landlord's garden

Blackbird

Blackbird