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A Woodland Nymph (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by EvilTed to c/birding
 

European Greenfinch (Chloris Chloris)

Cambridgeshire July 2019

Nikon D7200, Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6

f/6.3, 1/1000s, ISO 500, 500mm

After having a chat with @AchtungDrempels about Greenfinches, I trawled through my catalogue to see if I actually had any photos of one. It turns out I have four, which is remiss of me as they are beautiful birds.

In Greek mythology Chloris was a nymph associated with spring, flowers and new growth, it comes from the Greek word Khloros, meaning pale green. All of which seem apt for a green bird that I find mostly in woodlands and hedgerows.

They eat a wide range of fruits, seeds, flowers and some invertebrates, and I found this one on a bramble bush eating its flowers.

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[โ€“] AchtungDrempels 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh wow ok, thank you for the write up. I'll look into it more.

[โ€“] EvilTed 2 points 8 months ago

Any other questions let me know ๐Ÿ‘