In a bush, still clamped on to a twig but upside down, was this bird - dead as a dodo, with an almost fluorescent orange breast and a jet black head.
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Curious!
Thursday, 16 February 2012
The Curious Case Of The Bright Orange Dead Bird
On my lunchtime walkies with the dog today, something bright caught my eye.
In a bush, still clamped on to a twig but upside down, was this bird - dead as a dodo, with an almost fluorescent orange breast and a jet black head.
Being a little ornotholgically challenged, I have no idea what type of bird it might be (perhaps someone who knows could tell me?). I also don't know what happened to it - it wasn't that cold last night and it didn't have any obvious wounds.
Curious!
In a bush, still clamped on to a twig but upside down, was this bird - dead as a dodo, with an almost fluorescent orange breast and a jet black head.
Curious!
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I'm very much an amateur, but my guess is some kind of finch - bullfinch, chaffinch? Male, because of the brightness of the chest colours.
ReplyDeleteif you are interested, the RSPB has a nifty online ID-tool for amateurs like me - http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdidentifier/
Ah! Thanks Maria, it is indeed a bullfinch. Was a bullfinch. Poor thing.
ReplyDeleteAha was just about to say bullfinch! What a shame, they are beautiful birds :-(
ReplyDeletePoor little thing, slightly odd that it was still clinging to the branch too :(
ReplyDeleteIt's an amber status bird so your local RSPB might be interested to know about it. They might not - depends how keen on stuff like that your local lot are - round here I know they'd want to know, though. Beautiful little bird - how sad.
ReplyDeleteThanks Robyn, I will let them know.
DeleteI took some photos of a bullfinch in the snow see here: http://livingin22.blogspot.fr/2010/12/thursday-2-december-2010-surprise-this.html
DeleteI'd never seen one before and it was so lovely to see one in my garden just outside the window, but very difficult to get a decent photograph without frightening it away.
Sandra
http://livingin22.blogspot.com