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![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 483 W: 41 N: 618]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (1706) | Or: A Greenfinch with a headache. At least I think this little one had a headache.. It's not tame, just dazed from flying into a window and therefore docile enough to be placed on Mogens's hand for a photo session.
I'd met Mogens yesterday afternoon when he was going home and I was going for an afternoon stroll with Milloup and the camera. As Mogens was going home, he offered that I could borrow his new toy - the 100mm macro lens, which I happily accepted. I think it was a wise move for Mogens to go from Nikon to Canon, as this means I can now use his lenses ;-)) I did get a few good shots with the lens, too.
However, I couldn't monopolise the lens indefinitely, so when heading back we went by Mogens's place to hand it back. He was sitting in his garden with a neighbour and a few glasses of cool beverage, and Milloup and I sat down for a chat. Suddenly we heard a loud thump and this little bird fluttered helplessly down into the hedge. It had somehow tried to enter the flat above Mogens's through a closed window, which hadn't been too good for it. It was not out cold, but it was very dazed and disoriented. Mogens picked it up and initially placed it in his birdhouse for recovery, but after a while we decided to have it pose for a few photos before it took off again. So, birdie was placed on Mogens's hand, and I got in a few shots, including this one. Mogens also got a few afterwards, some from even closer range than this. Eventually, the little bird had recovered sufficiently and took off again, so the injury was not severe.
About the Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris:
The Greenfinch is a large stocky finch with a distinctly forked tail. It's about the size of a Great Tit.
The adult male, in summer, is mostly green in colour except for yellow edges to their outer primary wing feathers and tail feathers. On looking more closely, the upperparts are more olive-green and the breast and belly a bright yellow-green, and greyish coverts. During the winter, the male becomes duller.
The adult female and juveniles have grey-brown upperparts, underparts are tinged with yellow, and with less yellow on the wings and tail than the male. The juveniles have dark brown streaks above and below. At first glance they can be mistaken for House Sparrows.
Length: 15 cm (6")
Wing Span: 25-28 cm (10-11")
Weight: 25-32 g (1 oz)
Present: All Year
Info lifted from this site, where you can also hear the call of this species of bird.
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