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Juvenile male Blackbird portrait
katastrofa

Juvenile male Blackbird portrait (Turdus merula)

Habitat
park
Location
King Edward Memorial Park, London, UK
Date taken
28/05/2018
Scientific name
Turdus merula
Equipment used
Olympus E-M1 Mk2 + Panasonic-Leica 100-400mm
delia todd
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You've a lovely picture of this Blackbird K, but I think it's a juvenile male, moulting to more adult plumage.

He's too dark for a female, I think, and ladies don't have a yellow bill.

A super job you've done here with taking this image - many thanks for showing it to us lad.
 

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