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Birds - Blackbird Page 9
Image Taken on 23 Jun 2024
at 13:06 Image of day on 21 Jul 2024
This blackbird has something in his beak as he walks along this log lying on the Round Mound.
We have to assume that another worm is on their way into a chicks maw.
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Image Taken on 23 May 2019
at 07:52 Image of day on 08 Jul 2019
Here we see the male Blackbird on 23rd May at 07:52, 26th at 05:00 and 27 at 04:31.
"The children wake up screaming for food earlier each morning".
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Image Taken on 23 Apr 2014
at 08:33 Image of day on 15 Jun 2014
Food for this male Blackbird's chicks.
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Image Taken on 02 Aug 2012
at 19:36 Image of day on 18 Sep 2012
An hour later at the same site Dad is obviously still busy collecting
worms and other items for that ever open craw.
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Image Taken on 05 Jul 2015
at 16:10 Image of day on 07 Sep 2015
This Blackbird wasn't too happy to have his hunting expedition interrupted
by us pesky humans, but we kept still so he carried on his hunt.
When first spotted he had in his beak this Yellow Underwing Moth.
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Image Taken on 05 Jul 2015
at 16:11 Image of day on 07 Sep 2015
It seems the Yellow Underwing Moth wasn't enough, and male
Blackbird carried on searching the grass and suddenly an extra
insect appeared in his beak - it might be a Cranefly. A good meal
for hungry youngsters no doubt.
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Image Taken on 02 Dec 2012
at 07:55 Image of day on 04 Jan 2013
Fruit is a useful sugary food for birds in the winter. The top 2
frames of this male Blackbird are in the same minute, the last
looks like a return 25 minutes later for some more apple. We
don't know what moved the apple.
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Image Taken on 11 Apr 2017
at 16:02 Image of day on 30 May 2017
Rooting about on a leaf strewn woodland path, this male Blackbird found a
good sized worm. It took less than a minute to swallow it whole.
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Image Taken on 26 Jan 2021
at 07:21 Image of day on 19 Feb 2021
A male Blackbird probes the snow where he knows that there might be some corn.
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Image Taken on 31 Jul 2024
at 15:36 Image of day on 14 Sep 2024
This male Blackbird is first seen briefly on the Meadow post, and a minute later (given
clock settings drift) dives down a few metres to the Meadow site to grab some
unfortunate meal for his chicks - unfortunate for the meal, not the chicks.
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Image Taken on 21 Jan 2018
at 14:27 Image of day on 24 Feb 2018
A be-speckled male Blackbird - whether the speckles are water or ice we don't know.
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Image Taken on 02 Feb 2009
at 13:13 Image of day on 23 Feb 2009
Mr and Mrs. Blackbird at site 2.
Often seen fossicking about at this site when we visit it, but
rarely both by the log at the same time.
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Image Taken on 25 Dec 2010
at 16:17 Image of day on 18 Feb 2011
Scuffing up the snow with his feet to see if there is anything underneath
to eat, the Blackbird looks like he is calling as well.
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Image Taken on 15 Jan 2024
at 10:31 Image of day on 09 Feb 2024
The last week of freeze-up has seen a huge increase in the number of Blackbirds
seen over the site.
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Image Taken on 29 Jan 2020
at 12:33 Image of day on 17 Feb 2020
This male Blackbird lands elegantly on the stone.
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Image Taken on 22 Nov 2019
at 11:34 Image of day on 27 Dec 2019
A Blackbird does gymnastics to defend against the aerial attack.
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Image Taken on 05 Jan 2023
at 09:30 Image of day on 04 Feb 2023
A pair of Blackbirds seem to own the territory including both the hedge bottom
and meadow sites (about 30 metres apart).
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Image Taken on 19 Mar 2013
at 16:59 Image of day on 25 Apr 2013
A male Blackbird surveying his territory from the log, the curves nicely
echoing one another.
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Image Taken on 25 Jan 2013
at 16:38 Image of day on 05 Mar 2013
Mr. Blackbird at a ground level site about 10 metres from the tree-stump
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Image Taken on 30 Mar 2014
at 18:00 Image of day on 22 May 2014
... "Look behind you!"
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