Scruffy has his territory in our back garden and has been hanging around for about a year now. He has always looked like this. Has a huge pink bare patch on his chest and one on his back. When it is raining he looks some sight!
He is in charge as far as the garden is concerned. He will take on other blackbirds, no matter how many, starlings, Magpies, Ravens, Jackdaws (he hates the jackdaws and mobs them the minute they appear in the garden) but has recently accepted a Song Thrush that comes to the table to ground feed.
He will come within two or three feet of me but no closer. I'm sure he watches me from the trees because the minute I put out mealworms he appears out of nowhere within seconds.
Any ideas what his skin condition is? Perhaps attacked as a baby?
He is in charge as far as the garden is concerned. He will take on other blackbirds, no matter how many, starlings, Magpies, Ravens, Jackdaws (he hates the jackdaws and mobs them the minute they appear in the garden) but has recently accepted a Song Thrush that comes to the table to ground feed.
He will come within two or three feet of me but no closer. I'm sure he watches me from the trees because the minute I put out mealworms he appears out of nowhere within seconds.
Any ideas what his skin condition is? Perhaps attacked as a baby?
