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Common blackbird (Turdus merula)

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Common blackbird (Turdus merula)

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Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Common blackbird Thrushes Perching birds Birds Chordate Animals
Merel Lijsters Zangvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Turdus merula Turdidae Passeriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

2013:04:17 07:39:06
Common blackbird (Turdus merula)

Municipality of Viannos, Region of Crete, Greece

2026:03:15 15:51:28
Common blackbird (Turdus merula)
OM-1 with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1250 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 17.9 m

Stadsparken Houten

2014:12:29 16:32:20
Common blackbird (Turdus merula)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/160 sec at F3.2, ISO 500, distance 11.89 m

Noord Aa, Zoetermeer

2014:04:16 07:07:16
Common blackbird (Turdus merula)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/80 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 10.00 m

Blackbirds are very common, but with their deep black feathers, they are not always easy to photograph well. That worked out well here in the early morning light.

Where I have seen this species

The database holds 16 pictures at 8 locations. Click a dot for the place and date; use + and − to zoom in and out, and drag the map to move around.

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Thrushes

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