![]() When flushed from grass they’ll keep low as they fly for cover. Despite the amount of colour on their plumage these little finches are often difficult to see, their olive backs camouflage them well. Their rumps and upper-tail coverts are bright red. I liked how this pose shows the Red-browed Finch’s back and perfectly illustrates the reason they used to be called Red-browed Firetails (a name I prefer). If anyone can tell if this bird is male or female please let me know via the comments section or email. According to Morcombe’s field guide males and females can be determined by whether the eyebrow tapers at the nape or is more square-cut. ![]() Their underparts and heads are grey, their bills are red and black, they have golden patches on the sides of their necks and bold red eyebrows. At 11cm in length and 11g in weight even a flock of thirty can be difficult to see unless the grass has been cut short. Red-browed Finches are tiny birds that can been seen in small flocks feeding on grass seeds, either pottering around on mown grass or perched on stems to reach longer seed-heads. I managed to get some sweet shots of Red-browed Finches and a juvenile Spotted Pardalote and will also share some post-processing I trialled on last week’s posing dotterel image.Ĭanon 7D, 100-400mm L IS USM, 1/400, f/7.1, ISO 200, focal length 400mm The surgeon said my camera is too heavy so I propped it on my monopod – I’d have hobbled away from A&E if he’d mentioned that side effect! I did manage to get outside but instead of roaming I hid amongst bushes and waited. This week’s birding was significantly reduced thanks to my appendix.
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