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Psilos
Bird Photography |
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
Second only to the Greenfinch the Chaffinch is
one of our most common finches. They are widespread, resident birds
found in gardens, parks, farms and in woodland. The females are easily
confused with the female house sparrow but if you look out for the mohecan
style stripes that go over their heads and the white wing flashes then
you cant go far wrong. The male is shown in the five photos below. |
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The photo above shows the female. As well as white wing flashes the female Chaffinch is also sleeker looking than the female sparrow. Their call is a clear 'pink,pink' |
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The nest of the Chaffinch is made up of
alot of moss and lichen. Found in hedgerows and trees it is very well
camoflagued. |
All juvenile Chaffinches look like females when
they first leave the nest. I think that the bird below is actually a
juvenile male bird. |
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The photo below shows the same juvenile
as above begging for food from its father and the last showing a different
juvenile being fed. |
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The juvenile males come mid July are starting
to get their adult plumages. |
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