A positive piece of news amidst all the negativity!

Being stuck at home during #Gibraltar #lockdown I heard chirping from outside. I went out to find a nest with some lovely eggs in our tree (maybe Twitter can help identify species)! Nature doesn’t know the meaning of lockdown

#Gibraltar lockdown day 2 nest update

Mother blackbird been sat on the eggs most of the day. Managed to snap a pic in between shutters earlier today when she went to eat my dog Rusty’s food, who just sat there looking at her! She’s probably v happy about less noise on Main St!

#Gibraltar lockdown day 3 nest update

Today we decided to put some pieces of bread and water at the other end of the small garden. After a couple hours she flew down and enjoyed the treats! Here’s a good aerial pic as she sat patiently in her nest.

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#Gibraltar lockdown day 7 nest update

With the ‘bad weather’ that’s hit us over the last 14 hours it seems as if mother bird is also adhering to the #StayHomeStaySafe advice! She’s been sat on the nest all day weathering the storm #PositivePosts

#Gibraltar lockdown day 9 nest update (1/2)

Some positive news to try and brighten up your day a bit! This morning after the heavy rain, I went to check on the nest and found that one of the chicks had hatched! Here it is already begging for some food:

#Gibraltar lockdown day 9 nest update (2/2)

A few moments ago I went to check on how the chick was doing only to find that its sibling had also hatched! Fingers crossed now for the 3rd and final egg in the nest

#Gibraltar lockdown day 10 nest update

Thankfully, this thread is really turning into a #GoodNews thread! I’m happy to tweet that the 3rd chick hatched this morning and is doing well. Welcome to the llanito family blackbirds! #nature