These are a few birds who joined us for lunch on our visit to Clumber Park yesterday. 
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Posts: 2677 21-02-08 09:56 The Boss |
Did you get any lunch yourself Saph?
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Posts: 8141 21-02-08 10:25 |
Not enough Pip, I'm saving on the calories.
12lbs lost since Christmas, 28lbs to go. 
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Posts: 5966 21-02-08 11:33 Established Tree |
They seem to be very tame I guess it isn't the 1st time someones lunch was shared, well taken Saph
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Posts: 11950 22-02-08 12:29 Established Tree |
Great shot of the blackbird making off with some of your lunch Saph.
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Posts: 6426 22-02-08 15:37 Established Tree |
Great pics Saph and well done on the weight loss. I put mine back on at christmas
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Posts: 13235 24-02-08 01:10 |
One way of losing weight Saph .... we have more chaffinches than sparrows up here and they inhabit every picnic area
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Posts: 8393 24-02-08 13:26 Established Tree. |
Lovey pictures Saph, I just love Blue Jays, you captured them really well. Looking at
the pics again, I'm not sure they are blue jays but they do have the same or very similar markings.
 Beth xx
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Posts: 192 24-02-08 19:48 Flowering Annual |
Ever eager to please, I offer the following fruits of my research - some birds and their approximate sizes:
Jay (European) - 33cm: 
Blue Jay (American) - 30cm: 
Blackbird - 25 cm - this is a male: 
Chaffinch - 15 cm - and this is a male too: 
Now I always thought a chaffinch was much closer to a blackbird in size than that. Maybe the ones around here eat very well!
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Posts: 8181 24-02-08 20:11 |
Thanks for the piccies Spidey, I found them very interesting.
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Posts: 19252 24-02-08 20:20 Retired Auctioneer |
Spidey is really chuffed that you liked them, Saph.
But he forgot to mention that I particularly like the one of the blackbird too.
And that your photographs are rather more accurate for colour than the drawing of the chaffinch. At least I'm fairly sure it's a chaffinch... 
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Posts: 8182 24-02-08 20:36 |
It's definitely a chaffinch, but the drawing colour leaves a lot to be desired.
Edited to add this bit of info I found here. I love the latin name.
Last Edited By: Saph5 24-02-08 20:44.
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Posts: 25047 24-02-08 21:29 Auctioneer
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Ha If I'd have read the responses I could have saved some double checking.. Chaffinch it is Great shots Saph
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Posts: 8416 27-02-08 19:30 Established Tree. |
Yes you are right it is a chaffinch. I wondered after I had posted if it was. I see a lot of Jays in our garden (stand
corrected about the name too, assumed they were blue jays) and it was difficult to judge the size of that lovely little bird.
Beth xx
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