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Bird feeder guest - greenfinch

26.12.2009 - 17:09 |  Looduskalender
Photos: Arne Ader
Translation: Liis
 
Greenfinch (male).
 
Greenfinch (female).
 
  Greenfinch Rohevint  Carduelis chloris    
 
Most of our bird visitors use the bird feeder as a bistro – grab a seed or even better a nut in the beak and then a quick getaway. But the greenfinches enjoy their time in the bird cafe. They give a somewhat dumpy impression, but the beak is fitting for a seed eater – strong, conical and when needed dangerously sharp.
The male bird is greenish, the female greenish-grey, with brown-banded back, wing edges yellow and pink feet. In larger groups they can be quarrelsome towards other birds but this seems to depend on the mood of the day.
Wintering greenfinches have become more and more numerous in later years, as an estimate there are around fifty thousand.
They tend to get confused with siskins, but Arne has a nice photo for comparing the two:
 
Siskin and greenfinch.

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