Small winter passerines have been very thin on the ground this winter, no idea why.
So it was nice to see this male Long-tailed Rosefinch near my apartment today. Difficult to get a clear view (unlike summer when they sing atop bushes well to the north and east of here).
Some more Rosefinches…
Long-tailed Rosefinches were particularly common this summer on the north coast…
This is a female…
We were watching a family of foxes and parked next to the road. Just outside the car window was a small tree with several common species on it………………
Stupid frickin’ branches……………
There were at least 3 male Long-tailed Rosefinch at Omusaro and they posed nicely at eye level for a change this year…………..
Another common bird at Omusaro was Long-tailed Rosefinch: there seemed to be far more than in previous years at that particular site…………