chaffinch
a chaffinch
(also called ‘spink’) a kind of bird – small song bird – related to finches; grows to 6-8 inches long and weighs 20-25 grams; feeds on (eats) seeds and insects – young chicks feed mostly on insects; found in Europe, western Asia, and north-western Africa, and introduced to several other places
Chaffinches are one of the popular pet (cage) birds; and they make our gardens more lively with their colours and cheerful calls – ‘rain’ call, short trill, and loud ‘pink pink’ calls. The male chaffinch has reddish breast feathers and blue-gray head feather with double white wing patches and bars that make them look very colourful in breeding season. Chaffinches build a neat cup-shaped nest from moss, grass and feathers kept in place with spiders’ webs and decorated with lichen, in the forks of trees or shrubs. BC Kumar, an English Language Teacher, taught in numerous countries including Ethiopia, Oman and India, shares his knowledge and passion for the English Language.
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a male chaffinch
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