New Zealand Birds

IMG_0048 Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula merula) nest with typical clutch of four eggs. Blackbirds are highly successful and are the most widely distributed introduced bird in New Zealand, ranging from the coastline to at least 1500m a.s.l., and extending to many of our outlying sub-Antarctic islands. Otago Peninsula *

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IMG_0048 Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula merula) nest with typical clutch of four eggs. Blackbirds are highly successful and are the most widely distributed introduced bird in New Zealand, ranging from the coastline to at least 1500m a.s.l., and extending to many of our outlying sub-Antarctic islands. Otago Peninsula *

blackbird eggs DSC 5999 Eurasian Turdus merula nest otago peninsula