Leena's Photoblog
It´s time in his opinion. . .
Posted by Leena (Joensuu, Finland) on 12 October 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
to start feeding them!
And very soon we will put food for all birds, which will stay with us through
a whole winter.
This Christmas red one is The male Bullfinch, Common Bullfinch or Eurasian Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula.
Thank you very much for your visits and comments !
daisyaday from United States
This picture is outstanding. I love it. I will have to keep visiting here so I can see Finland in the winter...I spent a month there in the summer, and it was very much like Minnesota, where I live. We do get a little more sun here, though. Thanks for sharing!
12 Oct 2008 6:14am
@daisyaday: Thank you for your visit !
It was very awful summer , but we have also hot and sunny summers sometimes.
Yesterday was rainy and windy, now it`s sunny and calm - so it`s always here, the weather changes all the time.
There are plenty of Finns (from a heritage ) in Minnesota, and we had many years ago the visiting student
from Minnesota living at our home.
Welcome to visit my blog!
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
Beautiful Leena. The weather does look terrible Happy Sunday to you
12 Oct 2008 6:15am
@jamesy: Thanks for coming by,Deb!
We have a few hours raining and then the sun perhaps shows itself and after that it`s raining . . . .
Not so terrible, just our own, Finish autumn ( also summer )weather :)
We are soon hoping, that raining is going to change to snowing.
Jeff from Pembroke Dock, United Kingdom
Thanks Leena ,I have only seen a bullfinch in the wild once ,this brings back that memory of a beautiful little bird .
12 Oct 2008 7:05am
@Jeff: These birds are regular visitors on our backyard during winters . I will take plenty of photos about them :)
Thanks for stopping by, Jeff!
aragem from Portugal
An amazing photo... I just love birds... ( Thank you for your comment...)
12 Oct 2008 9:31am
Leora from Highland Park, New Jersey, United States
Beautiful. I love the redness of the bird's breast against all the grays in the photo. Looks much colder than it is here. We are getting cooler weather, but no frost yet. I also like the divisions of the composition: you have the tree trunk at right; the sky at top, the background under the sky, the branches which fight against the horizontal and vertical nature of the elements, and then the bird itself.
12 Oct 2008 10:16am
LeenaM from Joensuu, Finland
Thank you for your polite comment if the photo could be also clear :)
12 Oct 2008 10:29am
Ruth from United States
I don't think we get bullfinches here. We have purple finches, goldfinches and house finches though. We love them, and we too feed them all winter.
Lovely, I hope you're enjoying your Sunday.
12 Oct 2008 12:05pm
Namaki from Bordeaux, France
so that little red one announces winter and Christmas together ! I like that shot very much : the wet branches and the warm looking small creature telling us LIFE is still alive ! :-))
12 Oct 2008 12:39pm
MaryP from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
A very beautiful image. I love the raindrops on the branches. The red of the birds breast is an amazing colour.
12 Oct 2008 3:35pm
Abraham Lincoln from Brookville, United States
I have never seen a Bullfinch before today and I am happy that I came here and saw it on your beautiful blog. And thank you for visiting mine.
12 Oct 2008 3:56pm
photowannabe from Rocklin, United States
The red finch is so striking and beautiful among the brown and grey twigs. I love all the sparkle of the water droplets too.
Have a wonderful Sunday Leena.
12 Oct 2008 4:18pm
Katie from United States
A striking photo! We love all our bird friends too! Happy Pink Saturday!
12 Oct 2008 4:30pm
Ferreira-Pinto from Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
A perfect moment caught by you. And a very nice framing work done!
And thank you very much for your nice comments on my photoblog.
12 Oct 2008 4:39pm
Maramy from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
A lovely capture so black and so red !! little bird.
12 Oct 2008 5:10pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
It's the first time I've seen a Bullfinch, it looks lovely with its colors contrasting with the raindrops. Very lovely shot.
12 Oct 2008 10:38pm
Judy from United States
Beautiful bird. I have not seen that kind here in my area.
13 Oct 2008 1:16pm
