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Introducing Vic the Blackbird
Marmot

Introducing Vic the Blackbird (Turdus merula)

I first noticed "Vic" the partial leucistic Blackbird last year, but only saw him the once. This year he seems to have decided our garden is his patch. He already has a female that wanders around with him,any other Blackbird is quickly chased from his garden.
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Location
Garden, Billingham. UK
Date taken
5th Feb 2007
Scientific name
Turdus merula
Equipment used
Olympus C2100 UZ + Tcon17
stoop
Wow....He's kind of a 'pied' blackbird...and, almost like a wagtail I see in Japan
 
Dr Manjeet Singh
Nice to meet you Vic the out-law i presume he is related to Ian(lol)-lovely one Marmot.Excellent picture and thanks for sharing.:up:
 
madamcoolpix
Nice to see you posting, Margaret, instead of moderating, for a change! ;) Interesting bird to share, these leucistic or partial leucistic birds always surprise me. Cheers!
 
Vesna Zadravec
It is nice to have a bird with a personality in your garden.
We are looking forward to more Vic's photos.
 
hansbertil
Never seen something like this before - interesting! And nice for him that the ladies does not regard his looks in a negative way :smile: Lovely capture Margaret!
 

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