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Blackbird

( Turdus merula )

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Blackbird (Turdus merula)


Family :
Muscicapidae

Typical characteristics :
The male blackbirds are coloured black and have a yellow beak and circumorbital rings.
The juvenile male blackbirds have a black beak.
The female blackbirds are coloured brown patterned.

Behaviour :
Blackbirds you can often see in gardens or parks searching for food at the ground.
When searching for food an the ground they often move jerkely.

Food :
The blackbird is eating worms, snails or larvae and especially in the autumn the blackbird eats fruit.
Reproduction, Breeding :


Habitats, Locations :
The blackbird is living in forests, gardens or parks even in big towns.
The area of circulation includes almost entire Europe.

Special notes :
Natural the blackbird used to be a very timid forest bird.









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"Blackbird" : No additional info available - Catchwords given by photographer : Vogel Bird Vögel Birds Singvogel Songbird Singvögel Songbirds Amsel Amseln Blackbird Blackbirds Turdus merula Amselweibchen Weibchen Blackbird-photo description info Blackbird characteristics Blackbirds Turdus merula Blackbirds-photos - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Canon EOS 40D + Canon Extender EF 2x II + Canon EF 400mm 2,8 L IS USM
"Male Blackbird" : Male Blackbird The male blackbirds are black, the females are brown. And another interesting thing : Young male blackbirds have a black beak , if they get older it becomes yellow. - Catchwords given by photographer : Vogel Vögel Bird Birds Singvogel Singvögel Songbird Songbirds Amsel Amseln Schwarzdrossel Schwarzdrosseln Turdus merula Blackbird Blackbirds male Blackbird Kowa Prominar TSN-884 encyclopaedia voegel Blackbird-pic information Blackbirds-photo info - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Nikon D2Xs + Kowa TSN-PZ 680mm-1000mm (DSLR Adapter) + Kowa TSN-884 Spektiv - Spotting Scope
"Female Blackbird" : No additional info available - Catchwords given by photographer : Vogel Vögel Bird Birds Singvogel Singvögel Songbird Songbirds Amsel Amseln Schwarzdrossel Schwarzdrosseln Blackbird Blackbirds Turdus merula Kowa Prominar TSN 884 Blackbirds-pics Information Blackbird-pics. Blackbirds-picture - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Nikon D2Xs + Kowa TSN-PZ 680mm-1000mm (DSLR Adapter) + Kowa TSN-884 Spektiv - Spotting Scope
"Portrait of a blackbird" : Out of a hided tent I were able to take a close-up of this female blackbird. - Catchwords given by photographer : Vogel Vögel Bird Birds Singvogel Singvögel Songbird Songbirds Amsel Amseln Schwarzdrossel Schwarzdrosseln Blackbird Blackbirds Flarupgaard Digiscoping Blackbird-pictures Blackbirds-photograph Informationen Blackbird-image Blackbirds-images - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Nikon Coolpix + Eigenbau Digiscoping-Adapter + Swarovski ST80HD + Zoom-Okular 20-60x (Digiskopie)
"Bad weather" : Today we had bad weather but that's no reason for a digiscoper to stay at home. Of cause the shutterspeeds aren't very good in such light situations, but the light is so beautyful soft, when it's cloudy. - Catchwords given by photographer : Vogel Vögel Bird Birds Singvogel Singvögel Songbird Songbirds Amsel Amseln Schwarzdrossel Schwarzdrosseln Blackbird Blackbirds Männchen Apfelbaum Apfel Flarupgaard Digiscoping Info Blackbird-images Nature-Photography Blackbirds-photographs. - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Nikon Coolpix 5000 + Eigenbau Digiscoping-Adapter + Swarovski ST80HD + Zoom-Okular 20-60x (Digiskopie)
"Blackbird" : On a stake This Blackbird sat down on a stake in front of a bice background, so I just took a photo of this very common bird here in Germany. - Catchwords given by photographer : Vogel Vögel Bird Birds Singvogel Singvögel Sonbird Songbirds Schwarzdrossel Schwarzdrosseln Amsel Amseln Blackbirds Flarupgaard Nature-Photographer Blackbirds-image - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Nikon Coolpix 5000 + Eigenbau Digiscoping-Adapter + Swarovski ST80HD + Zoom-Okular 20-60x (Digiskopie)
"Female Blackbird in winter" : No additional info available - Catchwords given by photographer : Amsel Amseln Blackbird Blackbirds Turdus merula Vogel Vögel Bird Birds Singvogel Singvögel singing sing Schwarzdrossel Schwarzdrosseln Flarupgaard - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Nikon Coolpix 990 + Eigenbau Digiscoping-Adapter + Swarovski ST80HD + Zoom-Okular 20-60x (Digiskopie)
"Blackbird (Male)" : No additional info available - Catchwords given by photographer : Amsel Amseln Blackbird Blackbirds Vogel Vögel Bird Birds Singvogel Singvögel songbird songbirds Schwarzdrossel Schwarzdrosseln Flarupgaard - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Nikon Coolpix 990 + Eigenbau Digiscoping-Adapter + Swarovski ST80HD + Zoom-Okular 20-60x (Digiskopie)
"Singing Blackbird" : No additional info available - Catchwords given by photographer : Amsel Amseln Blackbird Blackbirds Vogel Vögel Bird Birds Singvogel Singvögel songbird songbirds Schwarzdrossel Schwarzdrosseln Flarupgaard - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Nikon Coolpix 995 + Eigenbau Digiscoping-Adapter + Swarovski ST80HD + Zoom-Okular 20-60x (Digiskopie)
"Green Light" : In the green light of this chestnut tree When I saw this blackbird sitting under the leaves of the chestnut tree, I didn't want to phaotograph it, cause I thought that the poor light would give bad results the photo. Now I like this green shot . - Catchwords given by photographer : Amsel Amseln Blackbird Blackbirds Vogel Vögel Bird Birds Singvogel Singvögel songbird songbirds Schwarzdrossel Schwarzdrosseln Flarupgaard - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Nikon Coolpix 5000 + Eigenbau Digiscoping-Adapter + Swarovski ST80HD + Zoom-Okular 20-60x (Digiskopie)
"Blackbird on the roof" : On the roof of an old shed This blackbird sat down on the roof of an old shed for some seconds. So I could test my at that time new equipment. It's taken with the coolpix 995 combined to a Swarovski 80HD spotting scope. - Catchwords given by photographer : Amsel Amseln Blackbird Blackbirds Vogel Vögel Bird Birds Singvogel Singvögel Singing birds Schwarzdrossel Schwarzdrosseln Flarupgaard - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Nikon Coolpix 995 + Eigenbau Digiscoping-Adapter + Swarovski ST80HD + Zoom-Okular 20-60x (Digiskopie)
"Female Blackbird with worm" : A big fat worm for for the chicks. This female Blackbirds was catching one worm after the other and brought them to their chicks. Maybe it's already the 3rd breed of this year Who knows - Catchwords given by photographer : Amsel Amseln Blackbird Blackbirds Vogel Vögel sing bird birds singing singvogel singvögel schwarzdrossel schwarzdrosseln Flarupgaard - Photographer : Gerd Rossen
Digital camera used : Nikon Coolpix 990 + Eigenbau Digiscoping-Adapter + Swarovski ST80HD + Zoom-Okular 20-60x (Digiskopie)













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