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Bear Dale

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Blackbird
« on: August 19, 2019, 07:37:10 »
Blackbird
Scientific name: Turdus merula

Another introduced bird to Australia.


Peter Connan

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Re: Blackbird
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2019, 18:43:30 »
I don't see an image?

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Re: Blackbird
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2019, 19:59:47 »
Me too but if you follow the Flickr link you see it  ;)

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Re: Blackbird
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2019, 03:35:13 »
Hi guys, not sure why that link got broken, but the image should be there now.

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Re: Blackbird
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2019, 04:22:10 »
Image is there now.  Quite a common bird down here in Melbourne.

(Interesting scientific name - could explain a thing or two with respect to the state of my cars paint work!  ;) .)


Edit: turdus = thrush;  merula = blackbird


Hi guys, not sure why that link got broken, but the image should be there now.
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Re: Blackbird
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2019, 05:08:28 »
Thanks Hugh, we have only just started to see (and hear) them in the last few years.

I thought they had a low impact (as far as ferals go) but reading up on them they do out-compete native birds.

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Re: Blackbird
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2019, 13:55:19 »
What a beautiful name for a beautiful bird and a beautiful album by Fat Freddy's Drop :)
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Re: Blackbird
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2019, 01:27:23 »
Cheers Javok.