Yes, once you know the sound of a Blackbird, you never forget it. So when did New Zealand become overrun with European Blackbirds?
Let me remember: Male, black with yellow bill; female, brown, slightly speckled; nest in shrubs and hedgerows, usually 4 to 5 pale blue eggs with a few brown specks ... love to sing before storms ... hop around the lawn looking sideways for worms ...
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