Song thrush

[WD-40]

Ringing out loud and clear across the neighbourhood, the song thrush performs the most beautiful song. It's also a song that becomes richer and more complex as the bird grows older.

Song thrushes call upon a repertoire of over one hundred phrases; usually delivered from an elevated stage, such as a chimney pot or tree top. They're also pretty good mimics of sounds gathered from the world around them.

This most musical bird song has inspired many a poet, from Robert Browning and Thomas Hardy to William Wordsworth.

Did you know?
Song thrushes use a favourite 'anvil' stone to smash open snail shells for the tasty meat inside.

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[Catherine]

Ours is lovely! It likes dried mealworms and fatcake best.

[rolf]

Lovely shot Catherine, you're lucky to have a regular.

[Catherine]

Thanks! That was taken on the 3rd February. It's not often he/she poses in the sun like that though!

Here are more of him/her this month!