Moments From Nature's Secrets

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Mikepércs: Finches

I started for the bathing pool this morning with great hopes. Perhaps the hawfinches will produce some action again.
The first bird that appeared in front of me was a robin. I haven't seen it since autumn:

Robin

Then a chaffinch landed to drink some water:

Chaffinch (male)

Robin

The robin was flying to and fro nearby, they were chasing each other with its couple then they flew farther.

Soon the tree sparrows and the greenfinches appeared. Obviously they didn't tolerate each other's company too much:

Greenfinch and Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Greenfinch (male)

The hawfinches didn't stay away either:

Greenfinch and Hawfinch

Hawfinch and Greenfinch

Greenfinch (male)

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Great Tit

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Start:

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Blue Tit

Blue Tit

The hawfinches were drinking handsomely:

Hawfinch (male)

Hawfinch (male)

Hawfinch (male)

Suddenly I heard sounds of some goldfinches from nearby, one of them was flying around the pool for a few moments but it landed only a few minutes later to have some water:

Goldfinch

I managed to take a flying shot of a hawfinch, of course it isn't perfect:

Hawfinch (male)

Hawfinch (male)

Spring seems to be promising, the number of species that appear at the pool is increasing.

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