Male Blackbird

The blackbird is the most common and one of the best-known birds in the Netherlands. Recently, however, the species has suffered from the usutu virus. Blackbirds are noisy. If a cat is nearby, they warn other animals for a long time with their loud alarm call. The nests are often easy to find, so many eggs and young fall prey to cats and crows. Despite these losses, the blackbirds are still very numerous: they compensate for this natural loss by raising many young. In the spring, the blackbird man plays a beautiful song from a high place.
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