Common (Eurasian) Blackbird

Turdus merula

First view, Hlavni Nadrazi, Praha, 7 March, 2007.

 

Another view, male, our yard, Hanspaulka, Praha, 24 April 2008.

 

Another view, female, Saint Stephen’s Green, Dublin, 29 December 2007.

 

Another view, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, 6 November, 2005.

 

Another view, Cimetiere du Montparnasse, Paris, 5 November, 2005; here is another view of this bird.

Another view, Mala Strana, Praha, 9 March, 2007.

Another view, Vysehrad, Praha, March 6, 2006.

 

Another view, leucistic bird, Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 2024.



Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

V
I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendoes,
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.
             –Wallace Stevens