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Male common chaffinch It&#039;s always a joy to see the native flora and fauna when visiting back home in England. A little male chaffinch - forever alert and busy on the forest floor, one very cold winter&#039;s morning. With its patterned plumage, it is well-adapted for camouflage whilst eating on the ground. A female seen at the same time is pictured below. <br /> <br /> 14 cm in length.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114883/female_common_chaffinch.html" title="Female common chaffinch"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3314/114883_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=aJkkEcGgFoBoiKHg6WEpRUulmu0%3D" width="200" height="172" alt="Female common chaffinch A little female chaffinch on a very cold UK winter&#039;s morning. A male seen at the same time is pictured below. <br /> <br /> 14 cm in length.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67038/male_chaffinch.html Aves,Common chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,Fringillidae,Geotagged,Passeriformes,United Kingdom,Winter,common chaffinch,fauna,vertebrate" /></a></figure> Aves,Fringilla coelebs,Fringillidae,Geotagged,Passeriformes,United Kingdom,Vertebrate,Winter,common chaffinch,fauna Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Male common chaffinch

It's always a joy to see the native flora and fauna when visiting back home in England. A little male chaffinch - forever alert and busy on the forest floor, one very cold winter's morning. With its patterned plumage, it is well-adapted for camouflage whilst eating on the ground. A female seen at the same time is pictured below.

14 cm in length.

Female common chaffinch A little female chaffinch on a very cold UK winter's morning. A male seen at the same time is pictured below. <br /> <br /> 14 cm in length.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67038/male_chaffinch.html Aves,Common chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,Fringillidae,Geotagged,Passeriformes,United Kingdom,Winter,common chaffinch,fauna,vertebrate

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Such a beautiful scene with lovely colors! Posted 6 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Heh, I was thinking "cant believe you have these in Australia", only then saw the location :) Posted 6 years ago

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The Common chaffinch

The common chaffinch is a common and widespread small passerine bird in the finch family. The male is brightly coloured with a blue-grey cap and rust-red underparts. The female is much duller in colouring, but both sexes have two contrasting white wing bars and white sides to the tail.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Sep 30, 2018. Captured Jan 2, 2015 10:17 in Arne Road, Wareham BH20 5BJ, United Kingdom.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/395s
  • ISO1600
  • 240mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.