Blackbird

[Bear Dale]

Blackbird
Scientific name: Turdus merula

Another introduced bird to Australia.

[Peter Connan]

I don't see an image?

[Nasos Kosmas]

Me too but if you follow the Flickr link you see it 

[Bear Dale]

Hi guys, not sure why that link got broken, but the image should be there now.

[Hugh_3170]

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.

[Bear Dale]

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.

[Jakov Minić]

What a beautiful name for a beautiful bird and a beautiful album by Fat Freddy's Drop

[Bear Dale]

Cheers Javok.