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european greenfinch

  1. greenfinch

    greenfinch

    • bievreJJ
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    • bouches-du-rhône chloris chloris european greenfinch france
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  2. greenfinch (male)

    greenfinch (male)

    • bievreJJ
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    • bouches-du-rhône chloris chloris european greenfinch france
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. New ones still coming

    New ones still coming

    Got rather excited this day, as a new species arrived to enjoy the offerings at our feeding station. An Immature European Greenfinch! I just wasn't expecting this, as they've been so rarely sighted in the area. But great to know that at least one pair has produced young somewhere locally
    • delia todd
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    • 2024 august blairgowrie chloris chloris european greenfinch european greenfinch immature mause nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. European Greenfinch

    European Greenfinch

    • Cristian Mihai
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    • chloris chloris european greenfinch florinte
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  5. Green?

    Green?

    They seem more yellow to me. But then, "red" in bird names usually also covers orange in modern color terms, because the word orange came into the English language later than most bird names. Kind of interesting how language "colors" our perceptions of color. Anyhooo .... here's a handsome...
    • Doc Duck
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    • carduelis chloris chloris chloris european greenfinch
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  6. European greenfinch

    European greenfinch

    • bojc08
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    • european greenfinch
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  7. Greenfinch

    Greenfinch

    • katastrofa
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    • chloris chloris european greenfinch finnmark norway vadsøya
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  8. Swing time

    Swing time

    There seemed to be a bit of "push, pull" going on with this feeder, as it was swinging around a bit. Not sure if the House Sparrow knew the Greenfinch was on the other side LOL Saturday Fun
    • delia todd
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    • 2022 blairgowrie chloris chloris european greenfinch house sparrow may passer domesticus perthshire saturday fun scotland
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  9. Common garden varieties 6 - last but no longer least

    Common garden varieties 6 - last but no longer least

    Greenfinch numbers were waaaay down a few years ago, after a late Spring frost withered the just-pollinated blueberry blossoms. Blueberries, and freeze-dried overripe blueberry "raisins" left hanging on the shrubs, are apparently an important winter forage source for seed-eating birds here...
    • Doc Duck
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    • chloris chloris european greenfinch
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  10. Green

    Green

    Having spent most of the summer season out of town, I missed seeing the Dippers and Yellow Wags at Ilabekken. So on Aug 24 I thought I'd trek over there just in case some were still in the area. They weren't. But I did see this rather pretty Greenfinch drinking by the pond at the bottom of the park.
    • Doc Duck
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    • carduelis chloris chloris chloris european greenfinch
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  11. Time to get goin'!

    Time to get goin'!

    Greenfinches in my back yard had me distracted for a bit as I got ready to hike to Leangenbukta in hopes of seeing waders.
    • Doc Duck
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    • carduelis chloris chloris chloris european greenfinch
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  12. European greenfinch

    European greenfinch

    • maj.sujan
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    • chloris chloris european greenfinch norway trondheim
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  13. Guess who came for dinner - 2

    Guess who came for dinner - 2

    Waxwings and Fieldfares aren't the only ones who come for the wee apple berries. The Greenfinches eat them too. Mostly they eat the nubbins the bigger birds leave on the fruit stems, but occasionally they try a whole berry. The berries are just a tad too big for them to swallow whole, so they...
    • Doc Duck
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    • carduelis chloris chloris chloris european greenfinch
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  14. SF3 - Who says we don't mind the weather?

    SF3 - Who says we don't mind the weather?

    It may not make me blue, but it sure makes me grumpy. And that feeder is almost empty again, just so you know! Sorry I'm not caught up browsing. I'm using this rainy day to catch up on an embroidery project, but I need breaks from the tiny stitches now and then. I'll catch up on browsing this...
    • Doc Duck
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    • carduelis chloris chloris chloris european greenfinch
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  15. SF2 - Standing (on each other) room only

    SF2 - Standing (on each other) room only

    It doesn't take many minutes. Soon as I refill and rehang the feeder, the Sparrows and Greenfinches are back to empty it. That doesn't take many minutes either, even if the feeder does take about a gallon of seeds.
    • Doc Duck
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    • carduelis chloris [aka chloris chloris] european greenfinch house sparrow passer domesticus
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  16. "Noisy brats!"

    "Noisy brats!"

    "What were their parents thinking, letting them swim on their own with no lifeguard on duty, and splashing about so an adult can't drink in peace!"
    • Doc Duck
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    • adult male carduelis chloris chloris chloris european greenfinch
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  17. Hey! That's OUR feeder!

    Hey! That's OUR feeder!

    Greenfinch with raised crest, watching the Tree Sparrow at the feeder. Not looking grumpy for once, however.
    • Doc Duck
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    • carduelis chloris chloris chloris european greenfinch
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  18. OK, I guess they really are green

    OK, I guess they really are green

    Sorta. Some of them, at least. Although mostly I think of them as yellow. (formerly Carduelis chloris)
    • Doc Duck
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    • carduelis chloris chloris cloris european greenfinch
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  19. European greenfinch

    European greenfinch

    Close-up of a european greenfinch
    • ignicapilla
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    • chloris chloris close-up european greenfinch greenfinch
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  20. Not all that green, are they?

    Not all that green, are they?

    Yellowfinch? Brownfinch? Brassfinch? Bronzefinch? I really don't see where the "green" name comes from. Pretty birds, though. And they have some lovely, delicate songs that go almost unnoticed ... until the descending screech finale.
    • Doc Duck
    • Media item
    • carduelis chloris chloris chloris european greenfinch
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  21. How to... (SF)

    How to... (SF)

    .... make a mess of a new species for the garden!! Take it sideways through the double-glazing! After my neighbours lowered the hedge by a few feet I noticed that they'd got feeders hanging from their tree. Last year was the first time I'd seen/heard any Greenfinches at all in the area, just...
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2020 blairgowrie chloris chloris european greenfinch garden nikon coolpix p900 november perthshire saturday fun scotland tttw
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  22. Greenfinch in the snow

    Greenfinch in the snow

    Three reprocessed images from 2916 today. It's been darkness and rain all week.
    • Macswede
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    • chloris chloris chlorischloris chloris_chloris european greenfinch stockholm sweden
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  23. Greenfinch 9999.jpg

    Greenfinch 9999.jpg

    Greenfinch
    • mali
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    • carduelis chloris european greenfinch lakenheath suffolk
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  24. Greenfinch 3821 .jpg

    Greenfinch 3821 .jpg

    Greenfinch
    • mali
    • Media item
    • carduelis chloris european greenfinch rspb lakenheath suffolk
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  25. female greenfinch.jpg

    female greenfinch.jpg

    • bievreJJ
    • Media item
    • european greenfinch
    • Comments: 21
    • Category: Britain & Europe
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