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    Hi This is Naqibullah living in Afghanistan

    Welcome! I'm excited to hear what kind of birds you see over there, we don't get a whole lot of birders from the middle east in online groups from what I've seen. Plus you get the fun of having many common birds of ours being novel to you! (I am from the US so I'm thinking things like American...
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    Finch color variation.

    I find it very interesting! Leucistic is a fine catchall term but I enjoy the specifics and nuances
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    Finch color variation.

    Nice find! Scientifically speaking "dilute" may be more accurate, there's a Facebook group color mutations in wild birds that could give you more detailed insight if you'd like :)
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    Tips for nocturnal birds

    Guessing you're in UK by the use of the word torch, but still the same hemisphere, and this time of year around late nov through Jan we have a lot of owls calling. So I can find at least 4 species just by going for a walk, though I've never seen, only heard them. I've been thinking about trying...
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    Anyone here having luck with safflower seed?

    I have similar issues so I'll probably be leaving my feeders down longer than the recommended 2 weeks and scrub them down on a good back day after it warms up a bit. I live in an rv with tinted windows so the birds have no idea I'm here and I watch them a lot that way too, it's nice. Sorry yours...
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    First birdsong!

    First bird I heard this morning was a pine siskin around 10 am, Springfield, Oregon, US.
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    Anyone here having luck with safflower seed?

    Pox is obvious growths on the face and feet, common in house finches. Salmonella is a bit harder to spot but it's common in pine siskins and birds will sit still and puffed up, seed will stick to their beaks and they may wipe them on branches, and if they're very sick they show little fear of...
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    Nyjer seed not attracting goldfinches ?

    My American goldfinches have never been huge on nyjer, maybe your European ones are the same? Sometimes they'll come and eat it but they seem to strongly prefer the sunflower and safflower and my nyjer often goes uneaten for long enough I have to throw it out. I have tried it a couple times but...
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    Comment by 'flamingos' in media 'Magpies - Pica'

    I love watching the interactions and dramas of my yard birds! Magpies are so pretty too, what a fun photo
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    Buying on Amazon?

    You could try ordering online from a trusted dealer. In the US the first places I would check would be REI and Cabela's, but if you're in the UK or elsewhere I'm not sure what options you have.
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    Gender Transition Begins.

    I am going the opposite way from female to male although I realized at 16. This is a big brave step to take! I can relate to the socialization woes too. I always got along better with men growing up, myself. There aren't many trans birders around, I'm happy to find another in the wild. It's a...
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    Anyone here having luck with safflower seed?

    Interesting. Here pine siskins, goldfinches and house finches all swarm the safflower. I had to start feeding something else because I had birds with pox and salmonella symptoms showing up in huge flocks of house finches and siskins so I switched to peanuts to just feed sparrows, juncos and...
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    Do Goldfinches really like Sunflower seed?

    My goldfinches are crazy for sunflower seeds!
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    Hello from Oregon!

    Hi all! I'm from Oregon and I love birds :D I'm looking to break the social media addiction by switching back to forums where hopefully posts tend to be more well thought out and a little slower paced. I'm 32 and started birding in November 2023. Most of my birding is done via backyard feeding...
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