Le Ripe birds
Here is a gallery of some of the birds that visited our bird tables last season, hopefully soon to return!
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| blue tit - parus caeruleus - cinciarella |
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| chaffinch - fringilla coelebs - fringuello |
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| blackcap - sylvia atricapilla - capinera |
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This one looks a bit of a rascal
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| collared dove - streptopelia decaocto - tortora dal collare orientale |
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| greenfinch - carduelis chloris - verdone |
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| nuthatch - sitta europea - picchio muratore |
love that Egyptian eye shadow
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| redstart - phoenicurus phoenicurus - codirosso |
Thanks to the internet for the photos....
Yes most females are duller coloured but the tit seems to be the same and the greenfinch is similar....
ReplyDeleteThe rigogolo, or golden oriole, which was hunted to near extinction is making a comeback and should be included in your pantheon if you have seen one. Its nest resembles a basket that hangs from the V of two branches. The bird is making a comeback at Convertole, and I have seen the male and the female, both bright yellow and almost the size of a tortola. In the past, rigogoli picked up the embroidery scraps that girls who tended the sheep left behind and wove them into nests. (comment sent by friend)
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