Hen Blackbird?
 

I was over at a neighbours this afternoon and we were watching a bird
from his kitchen window as it cleared some bread crumbs.
The size of a blackbird, Dun coloured. with so sign of any speckeling.
It had a lighter bib.
Legs and beak matched the body colour.
It was being ignored by a couple of Male blackbirds who were also
feeding.
Any ideas?
David Hill

Hen Blackbird?
 

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Dave Hill writes
I was over at a neighbours this afternoon and we were watching a bird
from his kitchen window as it cleared some bread crumbs.
The size of a blackbird, Dun coloured. with so sign of any speckeling.
It had a lighter bib.
Legs and beak matched the body colour.
It was being ignored by a couple of Male blackbirds who were also
feeding.
Any ideas?
David Hill

Sounds 99.9/% like Ms Blackbird w/out her "pzazz magnet". There are all
kinds of blackbird variations out there but the species is still the
same. May I suggest you consider posting this to uk.rec.birdwatching
where a cadre of well informed avian specialists should rush to express
equally well informed opinions :-)))


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Gopher .... I know my place!

Hen Blackbird?
 

In message , Sacha
writes
On 2010-03-03 22:49:38 +0000, Gopher said:

In message
,
Dave Hill writes
I was over at a neighbours this afternoon and we were watching a bird
from his kitchen window as it cleared some bread crumbs.
The size of a blackbird, Dun coloured. with so sign of any speckeling.
It had a lighter bib.
Legs and beak matched the body colour.
It was being ignored by a couple of Male blackbirds who were also
feeding.
Any ideas?
David Hill
Sounds 99.9/% like Ms Blackbird w/out her "pzazz magnet". There are
all kinds of blackbird variations out there but the species is still
the same. May I suggest you consider posting this to
uk.rec.birdwatching where a cadre of well informed avian specialists
should rush to express equally well informed opinions :-)))

I thought perhaps it was a Mrs Blackbird who'd already mated so isn't
sending out lures!

..... or maybe the two males were already "fixed up". On second thoughts
- that really doesn't explain their behaviour :-))

--
Gopher .... I know my place!

Hen Blackbird?
 

"Dave Hill" wrote in message
...
I was over at a neighbours this afternoon and we were watching a bird
from his kitchen window as it cleared some bread crumbs.
The size of a blackbird, Dun coloured. with so sign of any speckeling.
It had a lighter bib.
Legs and beak matched the body colour.
It was being ignored by a couple of Male blackbirds who were also
feeding.
Any ideas?
David Hill

Almost certainly a hen blackbird.
Tina