Have I been missing it all these years and just suddenly noticed in the last six months or so that blackbirds fight? I don’t know, but all of a sudden I am seeing them fighting everywhere. And it’s vicious.
Perhaps I just didn’t notice, or I saw them fighting and didn’t realize what was happening. But they certainly seem to be doing it a lot now. Blackbirds always tend to be very noisy birds, so with dozens together in one area, it can be quite a cacophony of sound. And it’s not usually a nice melodic bird call, it’s more like squawking.
But it’s this fighting business that has me puzzled. I must just have been missing it, right? But what if I wasn’t, and they really are more aggressive now. What’s going on? Why’s it happening. More competition for food and nesting areas perhaps, and simple posturing is no longer enough to be the big chief? Hmmm.
I shall continue to observe the blackbirds, and perhaps other birds too, just in case there are any other changes in behavior that come to light. On the plus side, I did see a flock of at least fifty parrots yesterday, which was heartening and an unusual sight here in Barbados.
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