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Yellow eye
delia todd

Yellow eye (Turdus merula)

... well an eye ring really. This becomes more pronounced as part of their breeding plumage, though I'd have thought the first week in January was a bit early?

He seems to like the pink nibbles that I threw on the ground.
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Habitat
Scrubby tree area above ravine
Location
Craighall, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Date taken
6 January 2021
Scientific name
Turdus merula
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900 Birdwatching mode
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Weasel1
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You just have to love that golden eye ring and bill, it will brighten up any dull day.

I like it, Delia.
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
653
Comment count
22

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
107.0 mm
Exposure time
1/60 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Blackbird1.jpg
File size
772.3 KB
Date taken
Wed, 06 January 2021 3:19 PM
Dimensions
3500px x 2169px

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