Mistle Thrushes
I’d never really considered why Mistle Thrushes are called Mistle Thrushes. It is, of course, because they eat Mistletoe berries.
I discovered that by looking at the scientific name, which is Turdus viscivorus. Turdus means thrush and viscivorus means mistletoe-eating. This one is eating Yew arils instead, or at least it would be if I wasn’t distracting it:
![Mistle Thrush - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Mistle-Thrush-The-Hall-of-Einar-3797.jpg)
They are very upright and alert:
![Mistle Thrush - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Mistle-Thrush-The-Hall-of-Einar-3757.jpg)
They are making a ‘zeee zeee’ sound as they fly from tree to tree.
![Mistle Thrush - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Mistle-Thrush-The-Hall-of-Einar-3750.jpg)
They are here every day.
![Mistle Thrush - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Mistle-Thrush-The-Hall-of-Einar-3713.jpg)
They are gorgeous birds.