🦉 The common chaffinch or simply the chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- fringilla (lat.) - finch; fi nco (Old German), fi nc (Old English)
- coelebs coelebs (lat.) - single, idle, unmarried
I love going to the forest or grove at the very beginning of spring to meet these birds. At this early time, these birds don't even sing yet; they're just arriving in small groups, and at this time you can hear the so-called "subsong" that few people have heard. After a couple of days, the males establish their territories and begin a concert of their famous songs, which literally everyone has heard! You've definitely heard their songs in movies or games.
Males are very fierce in defending their territories and will even attack a competitor or even a bird of a different species. I once saw a chaffinch attack a brambling.
As summer approaches, songs become less and less frequent, but they still sound, unlike most other bird species, which become silent.
| Camera | Lens |
|---|---|
| Nikon D5200 | Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary |
