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Stop bickering children
delia todd

Stop bickering children (Passer domesticus, Fringilla coelebs)

It just looked to me like the Chaffinch was acting referee between the two House Sparrows. Thought it appears to be a young one begging - not sure Dad is that interested though.

Another shot of a white-tailed Chaffinch, which the IDer's say is not leucism but normal summer moult. Never seen it before though.

TTTW

Shutter Priority settings
f/5.6
1/800 sec
ISO 800
Exp bias -0.3
Focal length 103mm
Max aperture 3
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Habitat
Town garden
Location
Blairgowrie
Date taken
15 August 2015
Scientific name
Passer domesticus, Fringilla coelebs
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix HS50 Shutter Priority
tetoneon
A delightful image, Delia, and a great narrative that describes the action so well!
 
S K Gudi
Lol!! Wonderful behavior observation & shot of these wee beauties, Delia!! tfs. And yes, yesterday's image is still a lifer, thanks for the clarification too.
 
KC Foggin
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
Yes, a great behavior image and the Chaffinch would do well to stay out of it ;)
 
Chris G6 UXU
Staff member
Supporter
A beauty of a shot and caption Delia, many tfs and today I saw a Spadger with nesting material in it's beak, it is 16 degrees here at the moment.
 
Stanley Jones
Supporter
Lol, my first reaction too D. The Chaffinch with its referee plumage on doing a good job of overseeing these two. Fabulous picture!!!!
 

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