Pictures From the Woods
White Winged Crossbill
Posted by Bill Ault (GBA, Canada) on 5 January 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
A New Year's Day surprise - a small flock of white-winged crossbills took over the spruce tree right next to the house and proceeded to feast on the cones... This was the first time I had ever seen them in our area and my father says he's never seen them here either... For more you can listen to them here or learn even more here.
@Eleftheria!: Thanks Eleftheria.
Knut Magne from Hamar, Norway
Beautiful picture of a beautiful bird. We have something similar here in Norway, but maybe not exactly the same species.
5 Jan 2009 9:06pm
@Knut Magne: Species is quite common around the world I think but we don't see them often even here.
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Wonderful image, the little bird has quite a sharp beak..?
6 Jan 2009 1:26am
@Observing: Very sharp - it is said they can dice an apple in seconds to get to the seeds - watching them dissect the cones on the spruce tree was quite entertaining - they were incredibly quick doing it as well.
@Earnest: Thanks Earnest
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
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72 mm