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Turdus merula
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Size: |
10 inches (25 cm) |
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Habitat: |
Farmland, heathland, woodland and urban areas |
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Feeding: |
Insects, worms, fruit and seeds |
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Eggs: |
3 -5 pale blue/green with brown spots laid late March
- July, incubation about 13 days |
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Blackbird (Male) |
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The blackbird is a member of the thrush family.
The adult male is very easy to recognise - glossy black with
an orange beak and rings around the eyes. The female is dark
brown, sometimes slightly mottled, with a brown beak.
Juveniles are usually a more reddish brown and slightly
mottled.
Since we stopped the use of slug pellets in the garden, the
blackbird population has thrived.
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Blackbird
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