Taken near Cowra in NSW - not one of the birds on the list of local sightings at Wyangala Waters State Park.
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Gidday Marj, looks like a female Black bird to me.
That was my thought, but I haven't seen one in twenty years and I thought they fed on the ground, this one was hawking in amongst the tree tops, and I thought they were a dull grey brown, not this rich gold brown - so I thought I'd check.
The cottoneaster is 30 km from the nearest garden ....
Hi Marj
Looks like a blackbird, in England, in winter they join all the other normally ground dwelling thrushes, Fieldfare, Redwing, Mistle and Song Thrushes in almost any tree that is in berry.
Ed Townsville NQ
I dont think thats a blackbird.. female blackbirds are pretty dull.
Though i cant think what this bird is!
Another view:
Defintely not a blackbird
Hmm could it be a type of bowerbird? Im trying to find a match in my book
Hi Marj
I agree with the female Blackbird suggestion.
The stance, the eye, the beak, the legs, the tail - and the position in a Cotoneaster bush all "fit".
Yes it is unusually pale brownish, but not excessively so.
So I'd vote for Blackbird.
Nice images, by the way.
Cheers
Denis
Denis Wilson
www.peonyden.blogspot.com
Thanks for your help everyone - I had a response from an ornithologist:
Turdus merula. This particular bird is an immature of indeterminate sex.
Generally birds I can't id turn out to be female Golden Whistlers, so this is a nice change.
Are we talking the same blackbird here.. the introduced species? sure doesnt look like the ones i get around here... they are plain as day and never noticed a fan type tail like that either.
Hello, my daughter had found a baby bird like this and has raised it from a baby.We have been trying to find out what it is and the closest thing we can find is that it is a female black bird.We have released her back to the wild and she brought a boy home to meet us and it is a black bird with a yellow beak .Hope this helps good luck.
Jengo