Just a blackbird caught singing in the garden...
This is the Common Blackbird, Turdus Merula, also called Eurasian Blackbird. The male is all black except for a yellow eye-ring and beak. It has a rich, melodious song.
This photo reminds me of the nursery rhyme with the blackbirds in a pie. Enjoy!
5 comments:
Great timing and lovely capture, Tinsie! This is just wonderful!
I can hear one sing in my garden as I'm typing this.
I just discovered what a blackbird is in Italian: a tordo, which sometimes means a stupid person in everyday language.
Very nice shot, and it looks different from ours. I like blackbirds, although many people consider them pests. Love the orange beak!
@ JM: Thank you :-)
@ Steffe: You're lucky. All I can hear right now is my computer's noisy fan and the rain and wind outside.
@ VP: Are you calling blackbirds stupid?!
@ Tapirgal: I think they're sweet. Why would anyone consider them pests?
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