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Galanthophile
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| | Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 02:16 pm EST : |   
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He's back! There are about 3 other fully grown birds there each day and although there's alot of flapping and chasing he seems to tolerate them. Maybe some of them are his offspring. Anyway today he made an appearance at the pyracantha bush outside my window.
Galanthophile
- Ann (Northern England),
Zone "8"
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Douginalaska
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 02:25 pm EST : |
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I always like images of these guys.
Doug
Douginalaska
- Alaska,
Zone "8"
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Allieok
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| | Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 02:57 pm EST : |
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He's got quite a buffet there -- if he is eating those red berries, anyway.
Allieok
- Oklahoma,
Zone "7a"
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Psilo
My Garden Journal
My Garden
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 04:31 pm EST : |
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Ann there are an awful lot of blackbirds around now. When I was at the feeding station the other day I had never seen so many there must have been about 10 birds there. At this time of year when food is in short supply they become more tolerant of other blackbirds. I love your photos. I hope he had a good feast.
Psilo
- United Kingdom,
Zone "8"
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Valia
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| | Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 04:53 pm EST : |
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A lovely sequence of pictures. The whole set of photos is so effective (affective!), especially accompanied by the little story.
Wanna see a thousand blackbirds?
Anne, Washington State, Zone 5 |
Galanthophile
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| | Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 06:07 pm EST : |
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Yes - inbetween photos he was gobbling up the berries. Those thousand blackbirds are something else!
Galanthophile
- Ann (Northern England),
Zone "8"
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Carolyn
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| | Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 10:35 pm EST : |
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I am so happy he came back Ann. Why wouldn't he with all that gourmet food. He has a lovely beak.
CarolynQldAust
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Dipper
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| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 02:33 pm EST : |
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I love this set of photos!
As I looked at the third photo, it struck me that it had the bill, size and shape of our American Robin - but all black. So I looked it up, and in fact, they are both in the "turdus" family. The English Blackbird is "turdus merula" and our American Robin is "turdus migratorius".
So I thought I'd introduce them to each other.
Sir Blackbird, let me introduce your American cousin - the Robin.
Dipper Texas Zone 7b |
Galanthophile
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| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 06:39 pm EST : |
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They are very similar in size and build aren't they? Thanks!
Galanthophile
- Ann (Northern England),
Zone "8"
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Sunnyday2day
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| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 08:57 pm EST : |
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Very interesting Dipper. I had never seen one of our typical blackbirds eating my pyracantha berries but the robins do. Our American blackbirds are mostly related to crows. Glad I learned a little something today. Thanks Ann and Glenda. Love the pics!
SunnyDay2Day mid-Michigan Zone 5
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