Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Wild Bird Wednesday - Chaffinch in NZ


Birding with only an older iPhone is not ideal
but even so, I was happy to nab this cute little chap.

The Chaffinch is an introduced bird in New Zealand 
but, unlike the house sparrow, is such a nice songster 


A few other birds from my trip may follow.

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11 comments:

  1. What a lovely little bird and a delightful capture, Arija!! And it is SO good to see you back online!! I hope you have a lovely week!!

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  2. Ein netter kleiner Vogel !
    Im ersten Moment dachte ich, die weiße Fläche wäre Schnee, aber mit 40C kann das ja nicht sein :)

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  3. Interesting bird. Merry Christmas.

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  4. Lovely colors on this bird. Happy holidays!

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  5. What a beautiful bird! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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  6. Oh what a lovely little chap and well, your phone camera does much better than mine. Merry Christmas~ XXXOOO

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  7. Lovely bird! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Happy Holidays!

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  8. It is still beautiful!!!! I hope you had a Merry Christmas my friend and I pray for a happy new year!

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  9. What a sweetie ... I really need to learn to use my phone camera. You are so smart!

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