Any ornithologists in the house?

[Einion]

Was wondering if anyone would be able to identify this bird (zebra finch?) I saw outside work one Saturday recently:

It was surprisingly \'tame\' (not a big zoom on the camera I was using) but I dont\' know if that was because it\'s used to people or because it was injured maybe.

It had a ring on one leg which you can just see from this angle:

Einion

 

[Roger Bunting]

Calling Bill, calling Bill. Could Bill report to the ornathology department?

 

[Bill]

Definitely a male zebra finch. Most likely escaped from somebody\'s aviary, they are common pets but are native to central Australia - he must be a bit cold!

 

[darklord]

noisy little blighters too. the white ones are nice too

 

[Roger Bunting]

Here\'s a link.

http://www.zebrafinchsociety.co.uk/

 

[Bill]

Indigo Bunting

 

[Roger Bunting]

How\'d you know that\'s what colour I am?

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by Bill
Definitely a male zebra finch. Most likely escaped from somebody\'s aviary, they are common pets but are native to central Australia - he must be a bit cold!

Thanks!

Yes, I think he might have been a bit cold (it was a chilly morning). Could have accounted for him being a bit sluggish.

Einion

 

[supervike]

Thats a Double Breasted Tit Swallow.


That joke was for the birds.

i think i\'ll fly away now....

 

[NINJAWIZARD]

Originally posted by supervike
Thats a Double Breasted Tit Swallow.


That joke was for the birds.

i think i\'ll fly away now....

lol

 

[Duende]

How about a couple of Great Tits? :

@ Enion - If you could catch that finch, you could probably return him to a pet store. Since he\'s banded, he should be tracable to either his owner or the store he was sold from. He really shouldn\'t be left in the wild since it\'s not really his climate and could die over the winter months (and he\'s not a native species either!)

 

[Infidel Castro]

I\'ll see your Tits and raise you a pair of Boobies!

 

[Roger Bunting]

Bah, I already posted some Boobies in that other thread.

But here they are again.

 

[philologus]

What is its unladen weight though? And can it carry a coconut by the husk?

 

[DaN]

African or European?

 

[Thunderhawker]

And now for something completely different...

 

[philologus]

What is your favorite color?

 

[Roger Bunting]

Blue! No, yellow! Aaaarrrrrrrrrgggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

 

[DaN]

Some, call me Tim.