Blackbird

Blackbird singing with bat flying around
Footage by John Gavin
Young blackbird with parent
Photo: John Gavin
Blackbird
By Amireh Fekete

🕊 Blackbirds are native to Ireland

🎵 They love to sing, blackbirds sing early in the morning, especially at sunrise. They are one of the first birds you will hear!

🧡 Male blackbirds are black with orange beaks, but females are brown.

🥚 Their eggs are blue

🪺 Their nests are shaped like cups,  perfect for holding their little chicks!

🐛 Blackbirds are omnivores, which means they eat worms, insects, fruit, seeds, and even snails!

👶 A baby blackbird is called a chick

🐦A bunch of blackbirds are called a flock.

🌳 They live in hedges, trees, gardens, and bushes and have been seen around Milltown.

🇮🇪 In Irish, a blackbird is called Ion Dubh

Source: A blackbird is native to Ireland. A blackbird is small, has an orange beak and two legs. It is a bird. A blackbird lives in hedges, trees, gardens and they live in nests. Blackbirds come out during the day and they sing early in the morning. Blackbirds live in Ireland all year round. Blackbirds eat insects, worms, snails, berries, fruit and seeds. Blackbirds are omnivores. Blackbirds live alone. A bunch of blackbirds are called a flock. A female blackbird is brown. A baby blackbird is called a chick. A blackbird in Irish is called Ion Dubh. I’ve seen a blackbird. An interesting fact about a blackbird is some types of blackbirds copy sounds. They hear like cats or other bird sounds. Their nests are cup shaped. Their eggs are blue. A male blackbird has no name.

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