BLACKBIRD

BLACKBIRD

Blackbird (Turdus merula), adult male. Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula). Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Common Blackbird Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

Birds eating berries

Birds eating berries

03.10.2023, Tartu. Thrush birds eating rowan berries. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Birds eating berries

Birds eating berries

03.10.2023, Tartu. Thrush birds eating rowan berries. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Birds eating berries

Birds eating berries

03.10.2023, Tartu. Thrush birds eating rowan berries. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

Birds eating berries

Birds eating berries

03.10.2023, Tartu. Thrush birds eating rowan berries. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

'Animals' lose Kagoshima Pref. eco lawsuit

'Animals' lose Kagoshima Pref. eco lawsuit

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Hiroaki Sono, one of the plaintiffs who filed a suit calling for a court order to halt the construction of golf courses on Amami-Ohima Island, holds a press conference in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 22 after the Kagoshima District Court ruled against them. The suit, filed in 1995, drew public attention because four of the plaintiffs were listed as an Amami rabbit, a jay, a thrush and an Amami woodcock. The animal names on the official documents were followed by ''known as'' and the plaintiffs' names.

Survey on endangered Amami thrushes

Survey on endangered Amami thrushes

File photo taken Aug. 28, 2017, shows an Amami thrush, an endangered bird endemic to Amami-Oshima Island in Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, protected by the central Japanese government. An annual survey conducted by a local bird club on March 21, 2021, confirmed about 100 Amami thrushes, almost unchanged from the previous year.

Survey on endangered Amami thrushes

Survey on endangered Amami thrushes

Photo taken on March 21, 2021, on Amami-Oshima Island in Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows people recording twitter of an Amami thrush, an endangered bird endemic to the Kagoshima Prefecture island, protected by the central Japanese government. The annual survey, conducted by a local bird club, confirmed about 100 Amami thrushes, almost unchanged from the previous year.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

A Mistle Thrush Forages on a Begonia tree in Bole, Xinjiang, China, January 31, 2021.

'Animals' lose Kagoshima Pref. eco lawsuit

'Animals' lose Kagoshima Pref. eco lawsuit

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Hiroaki Sono, one of the plaintiffs who filed a suit calling for a court order to halt the construction of golf courses on Amami-Ohima Island, holds a press conference in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 22 after the Kagoshima District Court ruled against them. The suit, filed in 1995, drew public attention because four of the plaintiffs were listed as an Amami rabbit, a jay, a thrush and an Amami woodcock. The animal names on the official documents were followed by ''known as'' and the plaintiffs' names.