Back to list

The Living Forest (133) : Blackbird

3,163 24

Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Living Forest (133) : Blackbird

Winter is a hard time for birds living in the large forest, far away from feeding tables in the neighbourhood of human settlements.

This male Blackbird was desperately seeking for earthworms (his favourite dinner) during snowfall, but unfortunately for the blackbird, earthworms hibernate !

Dutch name : Merel
German name : Amsel
Latin name : Turdus merula

Comments 24

willy ombret 05/01/2011 23:42
bonne prise sous la neige
bon shoot
amts
willy ombret
Like comment
Astrid Buschmann 05/01/2011 19:54
Eine wunderbare Aufnahme des Amselmännchens, und es schneit auch noch.
LG Astrid
Like comment
Mauro Stradotto 05/01/2011 15:52
Una grande tenerezza e una bellissima ripresa,
stupendo il candore della neve che contrasta con il colore del merlo!
Ciao, Mauro
Like comment
Heinz Janovsky 05/01/2011 9:01
Sehr schön festgehalten mit dem fallenden Schnee.
Gruß Heinz
Like comment
dirk van Appeldorn 05/01/2011 6:02
great shot and very interesting info
rgds
Dirk
Like comment
Deryck 04/01/2011 20:29
They hibernate? Did not know that. Well please tell the blackbird he can fly here. Here the earthworms are all awake and making thousands of little heaps on my lawn
Deryck
Like comment
Josef Kainz 04/01/2011 19:31
Gute Aufnahme gefällt mir
josef
Like comment
Maria João Arcanjo 04/01/2011 18:40
+++++
Like comment
Vitória Castelo Santos 04/01/2011 18:34
Wonderful shot again !!!!!!!!
Regards
Vitoria
Like comment
CsomorLászló 04/01/2011 18:33

The blackbirds do not have to worry about-:))
bw
CsL
Like comment
Angelika El. 04/01/2011 18:07

Oh, es ist ihr zu wünschen, dass sie doch immer wieder einen Happen findet! Sie mögen ja auch Sämereien!
Hast sie sehr schön erwischt!!!

LG!
Angelika

Like comment
j.a.j.jansen m. 04/01/2011 16:58
A nice capture.
Jan.
Like comment
Adele D. Oliver 04/01/2011 15:44
Oh yes,, he looks cold all covered in falling snowflakes and with this look in his eye. A very good capture of him in the deep snow and leaves.
greetings,, Adele
Like comment
Daniela Cognigni 04/01/2011 12:50
L'inverno è un periodo duro per loro, specie quanto è particolarmente rigido e nevoso e hanno difficoltà per procurarsi il cibo.
Fanno molta tenerezza, così al freddo,vederli beccare e cercare tra la neve.
Ciao Mark, buona giornata.
Like comment
Gisèle W. 04/01/2011 12:23
Ja daar sta ik bij stil dat de dieren het in de natuur niet gemakkelijk hebben gehad bij dit winterweer. Gelukkig wordt et wat warmer, maar ja de regen moeten we er dan wel bij nemen.
Prachtige foto, Mark !!
Bij deze gelegenheid wens ik je een gelukkig nieuwjaar, goede gezondheid en veeeele mooie foto's !!
Groetjes, Gisèle
Like comment