Young Blackbird.

A blackbird stood on the garden fence sounding off a warning, I couldn't quite make out what its problem was, it was looking behind a planter so I took a closer look and spotted it's youngster. I'm presuming it was learning to fly and was just having a minute.

[Jacqui Paterson]

Great shot. Fabulous close up.

[Gill W]

Amazing close up! Fav!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Aaaw !! he didn't quite make it He's looking up as if to say "help me mum " !! A fab shot

[Tineke]

Wow, a great shot

[Kass]

Hope it made it back up before something got it. Great details Lee!

[Jo]

Oh my, great find and shot, perfect focus and DoF, I do hope it managed to get where it was hoping to go!

[Fisher Family]

Great focus, lovely detail!

Ian

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

Great shot :) quite stunning

[Lisa]

Beautiful shot of a blackbird fledgling - they don't fly too well when they first leave the nest, so spend a lot of time hiding!!! : ) fav

[Christine]

How lovely. Great capture

[Hilary]

great shot - that seems early for a fledgling

[Juliette Packham]

great shot, love the edit

[Babs]

Great shot. Looks terrified on his solo flight.

[Ivan]

Super shot, very sharp. They look so ugly at this stage, and vulnerable.

[Lisa Stein]

Love your closeness! Such an amazing capture.

[Elaine]

What a beautiful close up Lee. We used to have blackbirds nesting outside our back door when we were in Sussex.

[colie (Nichole Stewart)]

Beautiful capture! Nice find:)

[Jerri]

wow; what clarity lee! hope he is ok! sweet baby.

[Lee]

Thank you all for the comments, they're great!. Just thought I would add I managed to catch the youngster and I placed it in a safe area. Dad was sat on a nearby post making one heck of a racket. All safe.

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[Beryl Lloyd]

@gamelee Aaw I am glad you put him in a safe place --did Dad Blackbird thank you ? --hope he did !!

[Lee]

@beryl - In his own way i'm sure he did. He was tucking into the mealworms a short while later!

[Alison]

Amazing shot ~ love the details of the bird FAV