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Blackbird on Rose hips
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Blackbird (Turdus merula) female eating a Rose hip, Glasgow. Many Blackbirds are resident, but in winter their numbers are swelled by visitors from their breeding grounds in the north, such as Scandinavia.
11 December 2012
Female Blackbird with a black beak, Pitlochry
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Pitlochry, Loch Faskally and Ben Vrackie
Female Blackbird (Turdus merula) with a black beak, Pitlochry, either a juvenile or a migrant, possibly from Scandinavia.
23 November 2019
Blackbird, Loch Spynie
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RSPB Loch Spynie
Male Blackbird (Turdus merula) perching at Loch Spynie, taken by David Palmar
02 February 2023
Blackbird, Millport, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Blackbird (Turdus merula) near Millport Golf Club, Great Cumbrae, taken by David Palmar. Only the male Blackbird is black. The female is a browner colour. The worms in its bill provide evidence of breeding.
18 June 2022
Blackbird, Millport, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Blackbird (Turdus merula) near Millport Golf Club, Great Cumbrae, taken by David Palmar. Only the male Blackbird is black. The female is a browner colour. The worms in its bill provide evidence of breeding.
18 June 2022
Blackbird, Ardmore Point
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Argyllshire - Ardmore, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath
Blackbird (Turdus merula), Ardmore Point, Firth of Clyde
28 November 2021
Blackbird and Slow worm, extended showing its length
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Morvern
Blackbird (Turdus merula) and Slow worm (Anguis fragilis), Kingairloch, Morvern. Given that the length of a typical Blackbird is about 25cm, it is estimated that this Slow worm must have measured about 20cm, so it is likely to be a young Slow worm, (an adult being 40 to 50cm in length).
06 June 2019
Blackbird attacking wriggling Slow worm
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Morvern
Blackbird (Turdus merula) attacking a Slow worm (Anguis fragilis), Kingairloch, Morvern. The Slow worm is wriggling in an attempt to escape from the Blackbird.
06 June 2019
Blackbird and wriggling Slow worm
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Morvern
Blackbird (Turdus merula) and Slow worm (Anguis fragilis), Kingairloch, Morvern. The Slow worm is wriggling in an attempt to escape from the Blackbird.
06 June 2019
Blackbird picking up Slow worm tail
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Morvern
Blackbird (Turdus merula) attacking a Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis), Kingairloch, Morvern. The Slow Worm has shed its tail to distract the Blackbird from attacking the main part of its body. The Blackbird pecked at its tail, then flew off with it. The Slow Worm escaped into the grass, so the strategy was successful. However, the Slow Worm will still have to use up energy to grow another tail, so it may or may not survive in the longer run.
