Photo 6359735, (c) Jacqui Geux, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jacqui Geux

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Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)

Observer

jacqui-nz

Date

February 23, 2017 04:56 PM NZDT

Description

Blackbird (juvenile?) eating kawakawa fruit. Bird would eat yellow fruit piece by piece, then test out semi-ripe fruit by pulling on them. If not ripe it would leave them.

Monte Cecilia Park is blackbird central. I'd confidently guess close to 1000 birds in the park, particularly right now with all the juveniles. Good food source in the leaf litter, mature Morton Bay figs and many other trees.

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