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26-11-2008, 02:52 PM
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| | | What bird is this ?
Not an ID request, just a bit of fun can you tell which bird species this is. I'll tell you who's right and who's wrong tomorrow at 6.00pm real world time not WAB time.  |
26-11-2008, 02:59 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
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| | | Re: What bird is this ?
Hi Morph,
It's a... Turdidae > Turdus merula (T. merula) - Blackbird
Juvenile male in eclipse, showing slight leucistic flight feathers.
Take care,
Jason  |
26-11-2008, 03:05 PM
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| | | Re: What bird is this ?
 good one morph!
i'm guessing some kind of thrush (or isn't that specific enough?) |
26-11-2008, 03:06 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: knowle, solihull (just south of b'ham)
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| | | Re: What bird is this ?
its abit to chocolate for a blackbird |
26-11-2008, 03:07 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Preston in NW
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| | | Re: What bird is this ?
I'd say blackbird as well. with a bit of leucism by the look of it |
26-11-2008, 03:09 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: knowle, solihull (just south of b'ham)
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| | | Re: What bird is this ?
hmm... is abit like a blackbird, but i'm sticking with thrush sp. ( ) |
26-11-2008, 03:10 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: N.Cheshire
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| | | Re: What bird is this ?
I'll say Robin.....just to be different. |
26-11-2008, 03:16 PM
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| | | Re: What bird is this ?
Quote:
Originally Posted by squishy  hmm... is abit like a blackbird, but i'm sticking with thrush sp. ( ) | a black bird is a thrush sp. 
I think its a juvenile or female blackbird |
26-11-2008, 03:22 PM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
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| | | Re: What bird is this ?
Yep, the chocciness (!) is from the juvenile plumage. See this one of mine...  Juvenile Blackbird I believe this is a young girl... bird, of course
When I photographed it I actually had to have it ID'd by the RSPB who said they're often confused. That's the bird, not the RSPB... It is also showing black tail and flight feathers so is a young male. A boy then
Take care,
Jason
Last edited by Jason Green; 26-11-2008 at 03:34 PM.
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26-11-2008, 03:24 PM
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| | | Re: What bird is this ?
mystery solved
nice photo of the blackbird by the way Jason | | | |
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