There are countless numbers of chaffinches in our garden. It’s the second commonest breeding bird in the UK, so perhaps it’s not surprising that there are so many around. They eat insects and seeds, but they prefer to eat the seeds that have fallen to the ground rather than from the bird feeders.
We have put a tray of seeds on a garden table outside our kitchen patio doors and can watch them at quite close quarters as they come to eat the seeds. Whilst they crowd together on the ground they’re more cautious closer to the house and they only come one at a time to the table. David took these photos. (Click on the photos to enlarge them.)
I think this one is so lovely. It’s a female chaffinch that has just landed on the rail of the decking and the wind is ruffling her feathers.
In this next photo her feathers have settled down:
Then a male chaffinch arrived. He likes the sunflower seeds.
I love his colours.
An ABC Wednesday post for the letter C.
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Lovely photos of these beautiful birds! We also have them over here. But our sparrow is more common and comes in by far the greatest numbers.
Thanks for sharing ABC!
Wil, ABC Wednesday team.
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I didn’t know this particular finch. Pretty.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
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Delightful pictures! I enjoyed them very much. Thank you!
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I esp love the photo of the bird ruffling her feathers.
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So cute!
Crystal Palace & Carousel
Chubskulit, ABC Wednesday Team
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Those ruffled feathers are so pretty!
Leslie
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They are lovely, we get some chaffinches in our garden but the blue tits and sparrows outnumber them.
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What a cute little bird. We don’t have chaffinchs here in the US. The female looks a little like our goldfinches in winter plumage with their white wing bars and dull color. The males of the species always seem to get the good coloring.
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