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Dead bull finch (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Seamoor
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Jon Turner
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Bullfinches have slightly larger heads than say Chaffinches and certainly of the Tit family. I caught a Reed Bunting trapped in similar fashion a few years back. Fortunately it was still alive - so I ringed and released it. The feeder was pretty much empty so it was reaching in for the last seeds. Took the feeder down until the feeding time of year came round again.
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
I'd guess that when it reached in, its feet slipped off that smooth plastic perch, and it couldn't get a grip again to pull itself out.
If the perch had a better grip texture, it would probably have been OK.
If the perch had a better grip texture, it would probably have been OK.
Use a feeder where you can screw in one of those saucer type things into the bottom that's supposed to stop spillage on the ground beneath. My Bullfinches tend to feed on this rather than sticking their heads in the feeders. It prevents a mess but also stops birds feeding on the ground (no spilt seed)which is no bad thing if there are cats around.
Shirley Roulston
Well-known member
Thank you for posting that photo, I must to-day get my feeders down, clean them and either fill or put away for the winter. Its something you never would have thought but it happens.
