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Image of day on 22 Jun 2005

This male blackbird is out in the early morning (6 a.m.) collecting insects to feed his youngsters.


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Image Taken on 16 Apr 2007 at 07:15    Image of day on 04 May 2007

A number of blackbird pairs are nesting somewhere around us. Here a male is collecting 'squishy' morsels.


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Image Taken on 29 May 2008 at 07:29    Image of day on 07 Jun 2008

Blackbirds all over the plot are feeding youngsters. At 7:30 a.m. this male has found a grub for one of his.


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Image of day on 02 Feb 2006

Blackbirds probe the ground for insects. Here the male hasn't cleaned his beak yet.


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Image Taken on 02 Jul 2006 at 06:59    Image of day on 07 Jul 2006

The wild cherry tree at this feeding station is already dropping some of it's fruit - a great treat for this visitor.


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Image Taken on 20 Jul 2008 at 19:26    Image of day on 01 Aug 2008

This male blackbird seems to be really going for a 'mixed diet'. We make it 2 worms, a few chips of peanut all mixed up in sticky fruit pulp. Forget the worms and it sounds lovely.


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Image Taken on 06 May 2008 at 14:01    Image of day on 20 May 2008

Our dilapidated toolshed is apparently the ideal nursery for these blackbirds. Visits limited to one a day for a quick photo and to grab any tools we need.


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Image Taken on 06 Jan 2008 at 07:40    Image of day on 07 Feb 2008

Run-off from the adjacent field saturated this site so this blackbird probes the mud for morsels.


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Image Taken on 03 Sep 2011 at 19:30    Image of day on 26 Oct 2011

A female Blackbird launching into flight from the ground, and just coming into frame. This makes a nice change from the more normal 'head out of frame' that leads to so many 'if-only' discarded pictures,


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Image of day on 08 Jun 2005

This male blackbird has found this caterpillar and is probably about to take it back to chicks in a nest somewhere.


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Image Taken on 02 Dec 2010 at 16:21    Image of day on 23 Jan 2011

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Image of day on 06 Nov 2005

The male Blackbird was just taking off, showing the wings fully spread.


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Image Taken on 01 Aug 2010 at 05:31    Image of day on 15 Sep 2010

And an adult female Blackbird showing the camera what she thinks is a good meal - none of this vegan stuff!


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Image of day on 31 Oct 2005

A male blackbird with a female close to the camera at the front (the dull beak is visible when we 'enhance' the image).


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Image Taken on 14 May 2008 at 18:17    Image of day on 26 May 2008

A pair of blackbirds appeared quite regularly together at this site, but never both good images together, so here is a montage (from successive frames) with the male moved for better effect.


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Image Taken on 03 Feb 2008 at 07:42    Image of day on 05 Mar 2008

This caught our fancy because it shows the difference in size so well. (NOT a montage)


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Image of day on 04 Feb 2006

The morning after a severe ground frost the blackish feathers of this male blackbird make a startling contrast.


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Image of day on 10 Feb 2005

The ultimate in exotic (pheasant male) takes precedence over the dowdy little blackbird hen, Original image - not a composite.


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