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Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella)
Yellowhammer Emberiza citronella The common bunting of farmland and bushy heaths, the Yellowhammer is typical of warm, sunny days when the males sing non-stop. In winter, they gather in small groups, or mix with other buntings and finches, roaming weedy fields or ploughed land, … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, birds, Emberiza citronella, europe, fauna, little bird, Yellowhammer
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Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
Male Ortolans sing from bushes or trees on warm open slopes or in areas of upland pasture with hedges,walls, and copses. Their persistence makes up for a lack of real musical quality. Ortolan Buntings are also scarce but regular migrants in … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, birds, Emberiza hortulana, europe, fauna, little bird, Ortolan Bunting, ptica, song, songs, suma
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Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Rather like a small Reed Bunting (and requiring great care when identifying migrants in autumn), the Little Bunting is a bird of the far north. It breeds in the vast taiga zone with mixed coniferousand birch … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, birds, butings, Emberiza pusilla, europe, fauna, Little Bunting, song, songs
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Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Reed Bunting Species Emberiza schoeniclus One of the more on back common buntings, especially in any damp or wet landscape, the Reed Bunting is easy to find and identify in summer. Males sing monotonously from low perches in the wetland vegetation. In … Continue reading
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BUNTINGS Family Emberizidae
BUNTINGS Family Emberizidae ABUNTING LOOKS MUCH like a finch: in general, buntings are a little slimmer and longer-tailed, and the structure of the bill is more constant, with a small upper mandible fittingneatly into a deeper, broader lower … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, birds, bunting, BUNTINGS, Emberizidae, europe, Family, fauna, song, songs, woods
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Scarlet Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
Several species of Rosefinches are widespread across Asia but only this one breeds in Europe. It is a bright, sturdy finch with a thick, bulky bill and small dark eyes in a plain face, giving a distinctive expression in all … Continue reading
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Several species of crossbills occur in Europe, with the three plainwinged ones – the common, Parrot, and Scottish Crossbills being the most difficult to separate.The common Crossbill feeds on spruce seeds but also survives quite well in areas where larch … Continue reading
Posted in FINCHES Family Fringillidae
Tagged angry birds, bird, birds finch finches, Crossbill, evropa, evropska, fauna, finch, finches, krstokljun, Loxia curvirostra, pevacica, ptica, ptice, zebe, zebice
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