Eurasian Blackbird, from Charly. My first thought was “oh, cool, a black Robin!” No matter what they are called, beautiful dinosaurs of the True Thrush family. Click for full size.
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Eurasian Blackbird, from Charly. My first thought was “oh, cool, a black Robin!” No matter what they are called, beautiful dinosaurs of the True Thrush family. Click for full size.
© Charly, all rights reserved.
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I like the third one, I’m pretty sure the black robin is giving side-eye to that sparrow. “I’m begging for food here, go away!”
Ooooo! That Yellowhammer! (at least, I think it’s a Yellowhammer) Beeeea-utiful! So nice to see a spot of colour like that on an otherwise monochromatic canvas.
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You’ve been here 242 days? It has flown by. Congratulations!
Raucous Indignation:
It’s been a bit more than that! My first post was on March 14th, 016, and I started The Daily Bird on May 23rd, 016. So it’s 283 Days!
You should hear them sing
@rq I was thinking whether to add that or not. I added it for amusement value, as a “blooper reel”. I was trying to photograph the blackbird female and this little bugger just strode into the picture and stole the lights from her.
@quotetheunquote I think it is yellowhammer. For a time I thought it was a serin, but probably not. However I am not sure, because those two birds look similar and I have never seen them side by side nor have I had them identified to me by an expert. And the pictures are not exceptionally well, the camera had difficulty with tiny birds against bright white background.
1st pic favorite: very striking!
2nd pic: The Dinosaur Screams Defiance!
3rd pic: What?????
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Blackbirds are stylish. Here, it’s mustarastas (black thrush) and yellowhammer is keltasirkku (yellow bunting, I think sirkku is vaguely onomatopoeic and also a woman’s name).
Expressive photos. The photobombing yellowhammer gives a nice visual contrast.