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#11 Post by Blaze »

[mention]Oldblueraincoat[/mention] Lovely shot but the bird is a Blue Tit ! The Great tit has a black bar down its front.
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#12 Post by Oldblueraincoat »

[mention]Blaze[/mention] - How strange because l sat looking at what l thought was the same bird and took a series of photos - here's another one from the series - obviously different markings on the head and breast - thank you for pointing it out - can now add blue tit to my garden list :D :D :D Oh! Note to self " never look away".
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#13 Post by Blaze »

🤣🤣🤣
It's rather like when the bird you've been watching flies off just before you press the shutter !
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#14 Post by Blaze »

Delighted to see half a dozen blue tits this morning ... in the rain .... and through the window ! (note to self - clean window)
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#15 Post by Spardo »

No, don't, perfectly clear to me but if you do you'll find him crashing instead of posing. :shock: :lol:
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#16 Post by Oldblueraincoat »

2 visitors today

Robin using the facilities in the garden 😊
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I think this is a Brambling - lots of them today
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#17 Post by Blaze »

@Oldblueraincoat It's a male chaffinch. They've arrived here too. The female is much duller than the male, but with similar markings on the wings.
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#18 Post by Oldblueraincoat »

Blaze wrote: ↑Sun Nov 21, 2021 1:27 pm @Oldblueraincoat It's a male chaffinch. They've arrived here too. The female is much duller than the male, but with similar markings on the wings.
Thank you @Blaze that's another one to add to the list - getting a lot of gold finches as well but they haven't yet sat still long enough to get a decent picture 😆
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#19 Post by Doug »

There are a lot of mixed flocks about here as well. Job to tell which yours is exactly as the head is dark like a brambling but the underfeathers are dark like a chaffinch.
Thats the problem of not being a twitcher.
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#20 Post by Blaze »

@Doug Chaffinches and Bramblings are from the same family but the markings are different. The Brambling's colour is a little more orangey than the chaffinch which a little pinkier. The male chaffinch's head is a sort of bluey-grey while the brambling can be blackish or pale black-grey, but not blue-grey ..... if that is clear :lol:
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