Song Thrush | Snapshots of Wild Nature in Paris | Paris Podcast 🎙

During my last stroll through the Bois de Vincennes, I crossed paths with a very beautiful bird. I was looking up at him from below, And his belly was dotted with small brown spots. With this dress, it's certainly a musical thrush. This bird, very elusive, is a forest-dwelling species. who also accommodates large green spaces. She needs a wooded area to build her nest. and to feed on an open space nearby such as a meadow or a clearing. The thrush frequents Paris then the Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes, but also the large parks and cemeteries trees of the capital. This sparrow has a blackbird as its cousin. They are birds of similar appearance, an average size of about 23 cm, a strong and long beak and sturdy legs. Moreover, the thrush has the same color the female blackbird, with a brownish-brown plumage, A bit clearer on the belly. But the thrush differs from the shrew by its dark vertical streaks, a constellated chest and wings of honey color. Their predators are mammals, like the ferret and the domestic cat, or even nest robbers. In case of danger, they fly close to the ground. to take refuge in the bushes where she can remain motionless for a long time awaiting the return to calm. What does she eat? The thrush feeds on insects and their larvae. and earthworms she seeks on the lawns moving forward in small steps. In trees and shrubs, She consumes elderberries and fruits. of hawthorns, blackthorns, or rowans. The thrush also greatly enjoys slugs. and especially snails, Doesn't she break the shell? stumbling against a protruding stone used as an anvil. At this location frequently visited by the bird, named a forge, the small piles of shell debris indicate his presence and his ability to use a tool. In one's fondness for gastropods In fact, a good assistant to the gardener. Ah, I'd quite like to go see it again if I find his tool on the ground and also food remnants. Otherwise, how to find her again? This elusive bird is hard to spot. to his flute-like and melodious style. Very resonant, the range is several hundred meters long. Repetition of notes 2 to 6 times typical of singing the thrush musician She is also a good imitator. of the songs of other birds such as the garden warbler as well as ringtones for mobile phones. To mark its territory, The thrush sings as early as February. at dawn and at twilight, just like the blackbird and the robin. Sound identification is possible for the most attentive His call for contact signals a warning of danger It is an isolated type, typical of the species. The thrush musician, solitaire, part on a quest a partner at the end of winter. The male sings because prominently at the top of a tree. The couple formed, The female builds the nest, A tangle of twigs and dry grass coatings on the inside of a very smooth mortar. Another detail that distinguishes it from the blackbird don't the nest made of scraps and pieces of rotten wood reveals itself distinctly more rustic. The thrush the perch between 1 and 4 meters tall preferably in a conifer or at the heart of a thorny shrub. Then she lays eggs between late March and mid-April and as far as July and may have up to three broods per season. 4 to 6 bright bluish-green eggs stains of dark spots They are hatched after 2 weeks. Subsequently, the young are fed insects. About 15 days. Once young, they leave the nest but remain nearby because the parents they still protect and nourish them during 2 to 3 weeks. The musical thrush is present throughout the year you can reinforce your population in winter by migratory thrushes venues in the north and east of Europe. The thrush is a common species. Its stable population, within the walls of Paris, is estimated at between 60 and 100 couples accounted for during the last two censuses covering a decade from 2008 to 2018. The presence of this forest bird in the heart of Paris, in addition to the 2 woods, is favored by ecological management various green spaces which shelter wooded and shrubby areas welcoming, parks, and cemeteries as well as the densification of plantations of trees and shrubs. Keep your eyes open, in the heart of the city The discreet thrush musician in search of food visits in the morning and late afternoon the lawns of the capital's large green spaces. Every 15 days, Wild Nature Scarf It tells you about the wildlife and flora of Paris. in the hollow of the ear. Subscribe on your preferred streaming platform.