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14-06-2006, 06:13 PM
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| | | Young male blackbird?
Hi everyone - forgive my ignorance, but is this a juvenile male blackbird, as opposed to a female? It has the female's brown plumage, but a yellow beak, so I think it is a young male. Am I correct?  |
15-06-2006, 07:12 AM
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| | | Re: Young male blackbird?
No takers?
Come on, you birders out there!
Maybe if I offer a prize for the first correct answer??  |
15-06-2006, 07:17 AM
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| | | Re: Young male blackbird?
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Originally Posted by jezlee No takers?
Come on, you birders out there!
Maybe if I offer a prize for the first correct answer?? | I am still learning but it looks very much like a juv male to me |
15-06-2006, 08:52 AM
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| | | Re: Young male blackbird?
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Originally Posted by cherrybee I am still learning but it looks very much like a juv male to me |
I think you are learning fast ....
Seriously, thanks for replying, cherrybee – one always has one's own ideas on these things, but it's always nice to have someone else's opinion, isn't it? |
15-06-2006, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jezlee Hi everyone - forgive my ignorance, but is this a juvenile male blackbird, as opposed to a female? It has the female's brown plumage, but a yellow beak, so I think it is a young male. Am I correct? | Looks more like a adult female to me.
It doesn't look speckled in your picture which leads me to believe its a female. Females beaks do have a yellowish tinge.
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15-06-2006, 05:25 PM
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| | | Re: Young male blackbird?
I must say juveniles usually have a more clearly pronounced speckling on their breast,more like a thrush I would say female
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15-06-2006, 06:48 PM
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| | | Re: Young male blackbird?
That's more like it! A debate!! 
The more I look at the picture and the more I read up on the differences, I have to say I am more inclined towards it being a female after all .... |
15-06-2006, 07:50 PM
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Oops not fast enough.Wrong! again lol | | |
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