Mistle thrush, Netherfield Recreation Ground
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Mistle thrush, Netherfield Recreation Ground
Image: © Patrick Roper Taken: 16 Dec 2013
This mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) had been singing loudly in midwinter from its bare branch high in a stag-headed tree. It reminded me of Thomas Hardy's famous poem 'The Darkling Thrush' http://www.bbc.co.uk/poetryseason/poems/the_darkling_thrush.shtml
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Image Location
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50.941789
Longitude
0.439591