Female Blackbirds are brown. Should the species be renamed as something else as clearly the male Blackbird has a sense of entitlement that assumes his mate will take his name.
Or are there better things to do and I'm just going slightly mad because it's not quite 6am and I have not had enough coffee.
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sashh · 19/04/2013 05:52
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GoblinGranny ·
19/04/2013 07:28
You could call them by their Latin name Turdus merula?
Or by the dialect word colly, probably linked to coal-dust, and coal can be all shades of brown and black.
Or you could have a large mug of coffee and think about it. 
UptoapointLordCopper ·
19/04/2013 08:35
Funnily enough I was just thinking about that yesterday morning walking the kids to school. 
rubyrubyruby ·
19/04/2013 08:41
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GoblinGranny ·
19/04/2013 16:06
You do realise that black coffee is actually dark brown TeiTetua ?
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