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Sylvia melanocephala
-The adult male has a grey back, whitish underparts, black head, white throat and red eyes -The female is mainly brown above and buff below, with a grey head
-It breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe and just into Asia in Turkey and the eastern end of the Mediterranean -This is a bird of open country and cultivation, with bushes for nesting
-I found them on a tree in my garden! :) -at #5 you can see the male in the top, and the female in the bottom
Spotted on Jun 18, 2012
Submitted on Jun 19, 2012
2 Comments
know! they are so cute!
I will try to observe their growth, without disturbing them. I was lucky, an ornithologist friend told me that it is difficult to find the nests of this species,
and I have one in my house! I love it!
I love the baby birds in the 3rd picture!