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Turdus philomelos
The classic spotted thrush, the Song Thrush is neatly patterned below, and is rather small, markedly smaller than a Blackbird. It has a marvellously vibrant, varied, full-throated song that is instantly identifiable. A declining bird in many areas, it relies on some woodland or tree cover, or at least big, bushy hedges in farmland. It is equally at home in mixed or deciduous woodland with some clearings and wellwooded gardens or town parks. The voice is short, thin, high stip; loud alarm rattle; song loud, exuberant, shouted, each separated phrase of 2–4 notes repeated 2–4 times, some musical, some whistled, others harsh or rattled. The nest is a grassy cup lined with mud and dung, low in bush, hedge, or tree; 3–5 eggs; 2 or 3 broods; March–July. It feeds on hops and runs across open ground, stopping to detect and extract earthworms; eats many snails, slugs, other invertebrates, berries, and fruit; shy visitor to bird-tables, but eats scattered scraps and apples.
River banks. Holm oak and pine tree forest
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/125 sec.; f/5.6; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.
Spotted on Mar 7, 2014
Submitted on Mar 14, 2014
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