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Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs   - Male
Chaffinch
Photographer : © Bakshi Jehangir
Location :banks of Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir
Date : 14 March 2007
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Bird Family :Fringillini - Chaffinches & brambling
Bird Group :PASSERIFORMES
Red Data Status :Unspecified
Remarks :We had a massive snowstorm that blew in from the west over the past two days. Today I photographed this Chaffinch which seemed to be pecking industriously in the snow. On downloading the pics to my computer I noticed that it seemed to have a severe case of the avian equivalent of snow blindness. One can see half open eyes only in the first and last pics. Possibly the 'industrious' pecking was 'aimless' pecking. - BJ Comments welcome.
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