The Common Blackbird Turdus merula

Features

The common blackbird is certainly one of the most famous birds nesting in our country.

Species	Bird
Living space	Conifer forest, Deciduous forest, Field, Meadow
Size	24–27 cm
Weight	100 grams

Description

The females are as black as charcoal. Only their beaks and the rings around their eyes are a yellow-orange color, but with the departure of the autumn every year, they darken, and when the spring and the beginning of the parity season arrive, their bright colors return. The females are dark brown though their throats and breasts are slightly pale and sown with a pattern of darker spots. The young look similar to the females, but they have a pattern of darker spots on their backs. The common blackbird is a species that is active during the day and spends most of its life on the ground. They can be found practically everywhere as they are not fussy and very adaptable. They live in forests and on the edges of them and are often found in parks and gardens in human settlements. They are omnivores and their diets consist of earthworms, snails and insects, and various fruits and berries. From the end of the winter to the peak of the summer, we will often wake be put to sleep by the common blackbir's loud melodic song. They nest between March and May and pairs usually stay together all of their lives. Their cup-shaped nests, which are mainly made of vegetable material, are hidden between the branches of dense bush, in the crowns of low trees or on buildings. The chicks grow quickly and soon climb from their nests and hide in the bushes, as it is more difficult for predators to find them there.