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Blackbird

Adult male blackbird
Blackbird

  • Male blackbirds are black and female blackbirds are brown
  • I eat worms from your lawn
  • My song is one of the best you will ever hear
  • I love to scratch around in autumn leaves
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Blackbird feeding on lawn

The female blackbird is dark brown, with darker wings and tail and variable markings on her breast. Only the adult males are really black, complemented by a yellow eye-ring and bill.

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