Today I have a few photos of another bird that has a bit of red colour on its head and breast area. Well, of course, only the males have the blush of pink on the breast ...
It is called a Common Red Poll, although, like some others with that word 'Common' in their names ... not really common at all... certainly not to me. In reality, they are quite cute and really quite beautiful in colouration.
Very tiny compared to a sparrow...even compared to a chickadee.....more the size of a little Nuthatch.
I love them. We haven't seen them around before.. and, now ...we've seen about 5 or 6 hanging about in the past few days. My neighbour was trying to explain them to me as she had them at her feeder... and I thought she was talking about the House Finches when she mentioned some reds in the colouring...but she did say they had the streakings of a Pine Siskin... so was very happy they showed up here as well and I got to identify and also to get some lovely photos of them.
Click on the photo to see them even closer....
Look at the pretty colours....this shows off the "blush of pink" they speak of on the breasts of the males.
This little one was clearly showing me the Poll or cap on his head... either that or he was busy napping or thinking intently.... or maybe he spied a seed or something....
They definitely like the black oil sunflower seeds....
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12 comments:
Oh they are very pretty. Hug B
Beautiful birds and great photos!
What a gorgeous birdie! We haven't seen those before!
We used to have these little ones visit our feeder when we lived at the house, but haven't seen any here. We don't get any sparrows or finches and I wonder if it's because we live on the third floor and it might be too high for them to be comfortable.
Lovely pictures!
Love those little sweeties! And i know it is diff to show them so well in winter light
Oh my goodness, they are so adorable! I never knew such a bird existed. Your photos of them are quite excellent Vee. Thanks so much for sharing such a delightful piece of nature to us. Blessings in the New Year, Marie & Edie
Many 'common' species are often very good looking and Redpolls are one of them!
WBW runs until Sundays, just for the aid of Mad Hatters everywhere!
Cheers - Stewart M - (finally back in) Melbourne
Such a lovely post, Vee, you've captured those cute birds so beautifully !
Happy belated Birthday to you and your husband, hope you both had a wonderful day ...
No, I didn't bake the truffle cake, it's from a bakery in a village nearby ...
it's my favorite cake and a tradition for years now.
Have a nice Sunday,
Sylvia
They are very cute indeed and you are quiet an expert with the camera to get a lovely shott
Love your photos of the birds! We have a few here, cardinals, blue jays, and sparrows. Can't wait for the weather to warm up and the return of the hummingbirds.
Hi there (again) - I have joined a group that has a weekly theme for picture to try to make me take a wider range of subjects - and one of the rules is that the image submitted has to have been taken in the past week - hence no levitating birds!
Lots more birds shot will follow none the less!
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
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