10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The garden benefits from benign neglect, and a variety of bird feed is on offer. Common Blackbird. So, what is there to see on a regular winter day? Spoiler alert: nothing too exciting for somebody familiar with European birds, but interesting enough for me …. European Robin. Yellowhammer. Common Chaffinch. Eurasian Tree Sparrow.

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Germany Neglecting Birds Blackbirds 207

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2020

And then there are those startling bright red eyes, which distinguish them from all other blackbirds in my region, and make them look quite capable of peering into your soul and taking over your will. I’m not particularly proud of these photos. A cool, slightly spooky blackbird versus a muddy-looking blackbird?

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Birds Blackbirds Mexico Cattle 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2023

I read this chapter, “In a Happy Place,” while I myself was birding during migration and totally identified with his description of neglecting everything–laundry, friends, exercise, and for me a book review–because… birds. exploring birds, their habitats, and conservation.

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Emotional Birds Minneapolis Nepal 223

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2012

But none of my local birds here in the Alps got quite so neglected as the Blackbird ( Turdus merula ) – I do not seem to have a single photo of a Blackbird in my library. That is just plain embarrassing and I am going to have to do something about that. Anyhow, back to the swans.

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Neglecting Blackbirds Birds Species 145

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

He pointed out that Illinois had been sadly neglected up to this point, so Redgannet made a special visit to Chicago to redress this oversight. Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus. Waikoropupu Springs.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113