Thanks Chuck,
However you seem to have landed in the wrong place as the three pixes of the
now identified bird feature a chaffinch …
Thanks anyway to all of you bird connoisseurs :-)
Amities
Philippe
Le 3 mai 2015 à 23:50, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> #2 is a cormorant but I don't know the species... there are many. Note the
> little hook at the end of the bill. They are fish eaters and swim under water
> to catch them. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant>
> A close relative in my part of the world and south down into South America is
> the anhinga <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga> They are also fish eaters
> and swim under water to catch them. But note the needle sharp bill (no hook
> on the end). The long neck aids the anhinga in striking fish like a snake.
> They impale the fish on their beaks, bring it to the surface and flip their
> heads upward to dislodge the fish and catch it in their mouths on the way
> down.
>
> #3 I haven't a clue
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 5/2/2015 1:02 PM, ChrisB wrote:
>> That one seems to be a chaffinch, Philippe. Perhaps he has seen something
>> on the glass that looks like food and is trying to get at it.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>> On 2 May 15, at 16:04, Philippe <philippe.amard@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Could any of you help us put a name onto this species,
>>> and perhaps explain why this young fellow has been repeatedly banging
>>> against this and the opposite side window of our living-room since early
>>> morning yesterday?
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Oiseaux/Birdy-8416.jpg.html
>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Oiseaux/Birdy-8416.jpg.html>
>>> and the next two - all three can be viewed large
>>
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