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Common Blackbird

Blackbird in a Fountain (Enlarge)

Photographed in Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK, in April 2011.

The common blackbird (Turdus merula merula) is a type of thrush that is common across Europe, Asia and North America. It is one of few black creatures not usually taken as a symbol of bad luck.