Blackbirds

8 replies

sashh · 19/04/2013 05:52

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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Shakey1500 · 19/04/2013 06:27

The latter

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.

Trillz · 19/04/2013 08:37

You'd not get far calling them brownbirds.

Trillz · 19/04/2013 08:37

Turdus?

I don't think the female blackbirds would find that flattering :o

rubyrubyruby · 19/04/2013 08:41

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TeiTetua · 19/04/2013 12:10

About that coffee--will it also be black, in solidarity?

GoblinGranny · 19/04/2013 16:06

You do realise that black coffee is actually dark brown TeiTetua ?

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