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Message: <blockquote data-quote="romillyh" data-source="post: 1206820" data-attributes="member: 37228">Well, I think you did the chick a good turn. It's a fledgling, looks about 30 days old, so has every chance of making it, unlike the doomed nestlings you so often see reported. But as you say, the ground NOT a good place to be as night falls. The mum should have been grateful!She looks (very) alarmed in your pic — I think if I'd seen a mother looking lke that I'd have beaten a retreat! What I'm wondering is whether the chick clacked its beak when you moved it. That would be a pretty strong signal to attack. But also why she waited until you left, as surely she could see the chick on the branch? . . maybe she had to wait until there was a clear path to make her bombing run.Almighty whack! I like it. I'd describe it as a 3/4 kilo bag of sand wrapped in an inch of wool thumping into you at about 20 mph. o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />romillyhPS: May I borrow the back of your head for a news item my website? (See <a href="http://www.godsownclay.com/news2008.html" target="_blank">http://www.godsownclay.com/news2008.html</a>)</blockquote>