{"id":299,"date":"2017-06-23T23:27:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T23:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/?p=299"},"modified":"2017-06-23T23:27:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T23:27:21","slug":"blackbirds-are-not-all-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/blackbirds-are-not-all-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackbirds are not all black"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s just the adult males. Females are speckled and brown, and juveniles are reddish brown.<\/p>\n<p>This young blackbird, which has been hanging around the West End for the last few days, is very tame &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450439a.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"300\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/blackbirds-are-not-all-black\/p1450439a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450439a.jpg?fit=4608%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ72&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1497886480&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;89.73&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1450439a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450439a.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450439a.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450439a.jpg?w=4608&amp;ssl=1 4608w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450439a.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450439a.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450439a.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450439a.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450439a.jpg?w=3840&amp;ssl=1 3840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I say very tame, I mean that it lets you get really close &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450444.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"301\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/blackbirds-are-not-all-black\/p1450444\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450444.jpg?fit=4608%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4608,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ72&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1497886525&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;181.02&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1450444\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450444.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-301\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450444.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450444.jpg?w=4608&amp;ssl=1 4608w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450444.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450444.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450444.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450444.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450444.jpg?w=3840&amp;ssl=1 3840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And when I say close, I mean close &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450448.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"302\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/blackbirds-are-not-all-black\/p1450448\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450448.jpg?fit=3854%2C3125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3854,3125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ72&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1497886538&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;215&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P1450448\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450448.jpg?fit=1024%2C830&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450448.jpg?resize=1920%2C1557\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450448.jpg?w=3854&amp;ssl=1 3854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450448.jpg?resize=150%2C122&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450448.jpg?resize=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450448.jpg?resize=768%2C623&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davesmith.org.uk\/imagenic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1450448.jpg?resize=1024%2C830&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the way, blackbirds belong to the\u00a0family\u00a0Turdidae &#8211; thrushes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s just the adult males. Females are speckled and brown, and juveniles are reddish brown. 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