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Common Crossbill
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Male
Taken at Hedderwick Hill on 30th March 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens. |
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| Common Crossbill. |
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Loxia curvirostra. Passeriformes. Fringillidae. Red Crossbill. |
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Nests in conifers. Mainly conifer seeds. It's crossed bill allows them to extract seeds from conifers and other fruits This crossbill is mainly resident, but often migrates south when its food source fails. Highly coloured with red or orange males and green or yellow females, but there is wide variation. January, sometimes earlier. 3 - 5 |
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