i'm talking about Turdus Merula, the common eurasian blackbird

i'm a big fan of corvids, my favourite overall is the jackdaw, but i find the machinegun sound of magpies amusing and their big long tails and the way they move it quite comical... rooks, well, they strut around in a funny way, and that's kind a cute, and ravens, well, their big curved long beaks and their tool using is fun, and crows, i've seen some very interesting things with those guys in large numbers in amsterdam parks, singing some very strange music

but lil turdus is my favourite

their songs are so varied and witty in their construction, and the way that they call and respond to each other across the forest, and when they are foraging, the funny noises they make to warn their mate about kitties or humans incoming

they are just such little wild spirits that i smile every time i hear them sing