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male Brambling on frosty branch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
A male Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) on a frosty branch in a Glasgow garden. Bramblings are winter visitors to this country. They leave the UK in spring to breed in Finland, Scandinavia and Russia. Their numbers fluctuate year to year depending on the availability of beech mast in the breeding grounds.
13 December 2010
Male Brambling on frosty branch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
A male Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) on a frosty branch in Glasgow. Bramblings are members of the Finch family and are winter visitors to this country. Interestingly, male Bramblings tend to winter further north than females, a behaviour also seen in Chaffinches. Therefore winter flocks may be formed of birds that are mainly one sex. Young birds also tend to winter further south than adults. This is known as differential migration and probably results from competition for food in winter.
13 December 2010
Wood Pigeon on a frosty tree branch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Wood Pigeon on a frosty tree branch, Glasgow - portrait.
22 December 2010
Wood Pigeon on a frosty tree branch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Wood Pigeon on a frosty tree branch, Glasgow - landscape.
22 December 2010
Wood Pigeon in a frosty tree, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Wood Pigeon in a frosty tree, Glasgow. Normally shy of coming into gardens, they are forced to overcome their shyness in hard weather.
22 December 2010
Wood Pigeon in a frosty tree, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Wood Pigeon in a frosty tree, Glasgow. Normally shy of coming into gardens, they are forced to overcome their shyness in hard weather.
22 December 2010
Reed Bunting on frosty branch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Reed Bunting on frosty branch, Glasgow. Reed Buntings are not normally city dwellers, but in a cold winter they may seek refuge and food in gardens.
07 December 2010
Goldfinch on frosty branch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
A Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) on a frosty branch in a Glasgow garden. Goldfinches are attracted to back gardens in Europe and North America by birdfeeders containing niger (commercially described as nyjer) seed. This seed of an annual from Africa is small and high in oils.
13 December 2010
Goldfinch on frosty branch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
A Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) on a frosty branch in a Glasgow garden. Goldfinches are attracted to back gardens in Europe and North America by bird feeders containing niger (commercially described as nyjer) seed. This seed of an annual from Africa is small and high in oils.
13 December 2010
Goldfinch on frosty branch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
A Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) on a frosty branch in a Glasgow garden. Goldfinches are attracted to back gardens in Europe and North America by bird feeders containing niger (commercially described as nyjer) seed. This seed of an annual from Africa is small and high in oils.
