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Collecting nesting material.
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Collecting nesting material. (Turdus merula)

This female Blackbird has spent all morning gathering nesting material and disappearing into the hedge every few minutes on average.
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Habitat
Garden
Location
Dorset, UK.
Date taken
25/03/2015
Scientific name
Turdus merula
Equipment used
Nikon D3300 mounted to 600mm Skywatcher 80ED refractor telescope.
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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Aaaah!!! Well done catching her Paul. I hardly ever see females in the garden here, and twice saw one with nesting material, but not quick enough with the camera!!

What a great picture - well done lad.
 
Stanley Jones
Supporter
She looks like she knows exactly what she is looking for. Brilliant close-up of this nest builder Paul!!!!
 

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Britain & Europe
Added by
Paul Corfield
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