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🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #Merel
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #Amsel
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #CommonBlackbird
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #KosČerný #Česko #KarlovarskýKraj
#TurdusMerula

Jonge merel in half hoog gras met de snavel half open, in het gras staan ook twee madeliefjes.

New publication: Experimental Usutu virus infection in Eurasian blackbirds. #turdusmerula #onehealth #pathogenesis #usutuvirus
https://doi.org/10.1038/s44298-025-00133-w

Figure 7 in Agliani et al. (2025): "Eight Eurasian blackbirds were sampled on day -7 (blood, serum, pharynx and cloacal swabs and breast feathers); after sampling, the blackbirds were singularly housed in cages in isolators and left to acclimatize for 7 days and activity and health status were monitored. On day 0, blackbirds were either inoculated with USUV Afr3 (n = 3), Eu3 (n = 3), or sterile PBS (n = 2). On 1, 3 and 5 days post inoculation (d.p.i.) blackbirds were sampled (blood, serum, pharynx and cloacal swabs and breast feathers). At the humane endpoint, blackbirds were euthanized, necropsied, and tissue samples were collected for histopathology, tissue titration and RT-qPCR. Created in BioRender, agreement licence number OO28BUTARJ."

Schnabel voll!

#NikonD7200 | 360mm | f/6,3 | 1/640 Sek. | ISO 800 | 07/2023
#Amsel #Blackbird #TurdusMerula #Futter #Prey

DE: Eine Amsel guck aus dem Gras heraus und hat in ihrem Schnabel eine Vielzahl an erbeuteten Würmern.

EN: A blackbird looks out of the grass and has a large number of worms in its beak.

Joli merle noir pris en photo à travers un pare-brise dégueulasse 😅
#Photography #Bird #Birds #BirdPhotography #TurdusMerula #CommonBlackbird #Nature #BirdsOfMastodon

Un merle mâle dos à l’objectif et la tête tournée vers la gauche, on voit bien le cercle jaune autour de son oeil. Il est posé sur une barrière verte sur un fond flou de végétation vert foncé.
La photo a un effet flou légèrement diffus qui donne une impression de douceur à l’ensemble.

Eurasian Blackbird

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Adult male distinctive: glossy black overall with bright yellow bill and eyering. Female dark brown overall; slightly paler throat and breast often have faint darker spots and streaks. Juvenile in summer brown overall with pale spots on back, spotted breast; first-year male duller black than adult, with duller yellowish bill. Can be found in wooded habitats, parks, gardens, and farmland with hedges; often feeds in fields and on lawns. Rich caroling song often heard in urban and suburban neighborhoods with trees and hedges. A native of Eurasia and North Africa, introduced to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, and a few surrounding islands.

Photographer: Andre Vieira

#EurasianBlackbird #TurdusMerula #Daily_eBird #Bird #Birds #DailyBird

Eurasian Blackbird photographed by Andre Vieira

That's quite a mouthful!

#blackbird #turdusmerula #bird #birding #birdwatchers #birdwatching #photography #birdphotos #birdphotography #birdsofpixelfed #birdsofeurope #birdsofthefediverse #birdsofmastodon #wildlifephotos #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #outdoorphotography #outdoors #urbanwildlife

- 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐮́𝐧 ♀︎ (𝑇𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑢𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑎). Hide de Vultour Naturaleza en Cantalejo (Segovia, España).

Camara Panasonic Lumix G90
Objetivo Panasonic 100-300 ƒ3.5-5.6 II
Datos de la toma: Modo manual, ISO 1600, diafragma ƒ5.6, velocidad de obturación 1/2500s, distancia focal 600 mm equivalente.

Científico: Turdus merula
Castellano: Mirlo Común
Catalá: Merla, Esmerla o Mèrlera
Euskera: Zozoa
Galego: Merlo Negro, Melro, Cochorra, Cochosa ou Cotrosa
Português: Melro Preto ou Mérula
Italiano: Merlo
English: Blackbird
Français: Merle Noir
Deutsch: Amsel oder Schwarzdrossel

#TurdusMerula
#Mirlo
#Merla
#Zozoa
#Merlo
#Melro
#Blackbird
#MerleNoir
#Amsel
#Cantalejo
#ProvinciadeSegovia
#CastillayLeon
#España
#VultourNaturaleza
#Birding
#Pajareo
#Naturephotography
#Naturaleza
#Wildlifephotography
#Cantalejo
#Segovia
#CastillayLeon
#Vultournaturaleza
#lumixg90
#zuiko150400mmf45pro
#microfourththirds
#microfourththirdsphotography

𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝗻𝗴): Female Common Blackbird perched on a broken branch sticking out of a grassy field against a very green background characteristic of the month of May.

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 (𝗘𝘀𝗽): Hembra de Mirlo Común posada sobre una rama rota que sobresale de una campo de hierba en una fondo muy verde característico del mes de mayo.

Este cap de setmana estàvem gravant el Pere i País al jardí de la Universitat Miguel Hernández i teníem este mascle d'esmerla vinga rondant-nos. Òbviament, no em vaig poder resistir i vaig intentar fer-li alguna foto.

Menut públic més simpàtic teníem!

#merla #mirlo #blackbird #turdusmerula #birdwatching #birdphotography #bird #birds

Abendgesang

#Amsel #Tiere #Natur #Turdusmerula #Vogel #Vögel #Singvögel

It's not just the rare or exotic species that fascinate me. I also love the everyday backyard birds, like this #blackbird I spotted on Helgoland in 2008.

#ThrowbackThursday #TurdusMerula #CommonBlackbird

A blackbird perched on top of a street lantern in front of a blue background

🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #Merel
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #Amsel
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #BlackBird
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #KosČerný #KarlovarskýKraj #Česko
#TurdusMerula

Een jonge merel in het gras met de snavel open, achter de merel in het halfhoge gras twee madeliefjes.

Cautious little guy. He won't come near unless I am perfectly hidden in the hide. Even the lens covered in camo net sometimes freaks him out :)

#blackbird #turdusmerula #mustarastas #birdphotography #birding

A male blackbird is partially hidden behind a tree stump as it searches for food on the snow-covered ground.

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♀️🐦 Blackbird 🇳🇱
ℹ️ The Blackbird (Turdus merula) can grow up to 29 cm tall. It can be seen all year round and feeds on insects, earthworms, berries and fruit. The female is brown and the male black.

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♀️🐦 Amsel 🇳🇱
ℹ️ Die Amsel (Turdus merula) wird bis zu 29 cm groß. Sie ist ganzjährig zu beobachten und ernährt sich u.a. von Insekten und Regenwürmern sowie Beeren und Früchten. Das Weibchen ist braun und das Männchen schwarz.

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Cam: #sonya7cii
Objektiv: #sigma150600 bei 600mm

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f/6.3
1/500 s
ISO 8.000

#amsel #Turdusmerula #blackbird #naturfotografie #nature #natur #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #vogel #vogelfotografie #bird #birdphotography #wellfotos #sonyalpha #Sigma #niederlande #netherlands #nederland

A few years ago I was trying to photograph a wintery cover picture for a newsletter I was working on. It was a gloomy day, and I was running low on inspiration. Filling up the SD card with "meh". But then...

"Heyyyyy! What was that? It scared the other birds. Oh, it's you. Welcome back!" I had seen a northern hawk-owl there the previous year. Yeah, the day was not so bland anymore. The feisty little owl had grabbed a rat to go. I took a few photos and left the owl to dine in peace. The local blue tits and blackbirds were not so considerate though.

My outing was still a failure. The owl photos were not good enough to be the cover picture either :(

#northernhawkowl
#surniaulula
#blackbird
#turdusmerula
#bluetit
#cyanistescaeruleus
#helsinki
#lapinlahti
#finland
#winter
#owl

A photo of a northern hawk owl perching on a willow branch with a half-eaten rat.

"Good morning, mister Blackbird. I'm looking for the king and queen of this forest. I trust that the calls of your friends will lead me to them." They did, but the queen was nowhere to be seen – the king was present. After all these years with the goshawks of Helsinki, my heart still skips a beat when I spot one.

I left the forest to see if there was anything else interesting to photograph. The weather was... Well, you see the photos. At least I saw a bit of sunlight for a brief moment. There is little snow left: January was warmer than usual, and February is off to a poor start. But hey, snowberries still look pretty. Speaking of white... While I was walking home, I spotted something moving in the brook next to me: a white-throated dipper at long last.

#helsinki
#tali
#mätäjoki
#finland
#february
#blackbird
#turdusmerula
#eurasiangoshawk
#accipitergentilis
#whitethroateddipper
#cincluscinclus
#birds