Male Blackbird

I am chuffed with this pic. Its the first time I have managed to get a bird photo anywhere near sharp.The white flecks on the pic are not dandruff or a "mucky lens" but raindrops. The lighting was so bad (we have just had our first snowfall up here) that rightly or wrongly I had to use flash

That's very good DD, the flash brings out details which natural lighting often misses. :)

Well done digidark ...........:thumbsup: I gather the Blackbird has had some fun with all those berries:D

It's called a pied Black bird.
Nice capture :)

It seemed to be a very friendly bird. I took the first shot at some distance and moved closer and closer until I was nearly up to it.Apart from giving me a glance it carried on with what it was doing

Yep. They are nice birds, Shiny black with sparkling eyes.:)