#Siskin male

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Male Siskin Blackburn UK 🇬🇧

📸 by Jeff's Wildlife

[ornithological]

[ID: a video of the cameraperson walking alongside a road. from the grass, lots of small birds take off. end ID]

absolute tornado of eurasian siskins and common chaffinches on my walk in today :0

[dansnaturepictures]

15/11/24-A young Woodpigeon seen well again on the green out the front, beautiful views including autumnal colour, moss, Herring Gull and Mallard which were good to see at Lakeside Country Park and the lovely Super Beaver Moon or Woodcock Moon tonight.

It was tranquil and uplifting as I took in autumnal colour beside a lake at lunch time and the Mallard and its partner drifted over on the water right near me, I got stunning views of the female and I felt invigorated by hearing and seeing the male splash as the water gently trickled over its feathers. It was also great to see pretty finches Siskin, Goldfinch and Greenfinch as well as Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen, radiant Tufted Ducks, oxtongue, ragwort, knapweed, red valerian, rush, ivy, crane's-bill leaves and fleabane and creeping thistle seed heads. Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, firethorn berries, rose hips and ivy were good to see at home.

[insipid-drivel]

Personality Ratings Of The Birds That Visit My Bird Feeders

I have the beginnings of a little bird/pollinator garden outside of my bedroom window. It's nothing to show off yet, but I have a pretty big variety of regulars. And, like any bartender, I've come to silently judge them all from afar. Here are my ratings of my local Seed Bastards:

Dark-Eyed Junco:

Bastard Rating: 4/10 They take no shit and don't mind continuing to eat within about 10' of me when I'm actively working outside. Mostly bogart the feeders through numbers rather than actual bastardy. They go berserk for sunflower seeds and shelled peanuts. Don't scare easy but also aren't terribly interested in getting into it with the other birds.

House Finch:

Bastard Rating: 7/10 Refuses to share feeders. Chases other birds except their wives from the feeders, and will fully "nest" on tray feeders so their fat asses block the other birds from getting any from the feeder. I vaguely suspect they're racist toward the other birds because they'll only allow other house finches to eat from the feeders they're squatting in. At the same time, I've seen males feeding other males. Possible problematic queer icons. More review needed.

Chestnut-Backed Chickadee:

Bastard Rating: 5/10 Too tiny to really pose much of a territorial issue, but kinda remind me of flying chihuahuas. They mind their own business when they can, but will not hesitate to throw hands with other birds over either the sunflower feeder or suet cake. Generally don't hold grudges and stay in their lanes, until it comes to suet cakes.

Golden-Crowned Sparrow:

Bastard Rating: 2/10 Hang out in pretty big numbers, but otherwise mind their own business and eat when the other birds aren't taking up the feeders. They prefer the ground feeders. They're generally pretty chill. Their only true crimes are their systematic massacres of my supplies of black oil sunflower seeds.

Varied Thrush:

Bastard Rating: 0/10 Competes with Spotted Towhees in terms of raw cunt-serving power, both my cat and I get all kinds of tingly when this thot shows up. Yeah, he knows you're staring. He knows how good he looks. He's the flashiest bitch on the block. Robins? Dowdy Catholic school kids. Goldfinches? All color, no drama. This magnificent slut is here to slay.

Spotted Towhee:

Bastard Rating: 4/10 The hot goth vampire kid in high school you're 99% has their own OF account. Professionally Round. Uses his phat ass to own the runway (and my feeders) next to his frumpy competition. Is secretly a complete nerd. Basically if Laszlo Cravensworth was a bird.

Pine Siskin:

Bastard Rating: 9/10 This barely-there wannabe-goldfinch would apply lube to the bottom of your heels on Drag Night. The Heelies of the bird world; never truly cool but grasping at any legitimacy he can get. Nobody appreciates plagiarism. And ugh, he couldn't even be bothered to finish blending. What a rank slag. Get off my stage and learn how to work, bitch.

Black-Capped Chickadee:

Bastard Rating: 11/10 DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY THEIR ROUND CUTENESS. These little fuckers are the gangbangers of the forest. Subsist on raw suet cake and spite. They're consistently possessed with the rage of a lust-addled Klingon woman. What the fuck are you doing at their suet cake? God help you, if you're at their suet cake, they will c u t y o u.

Song Sparrow:

Bastard Rating: -1/10 Babygirl. Precious. Just wants to sit on the edge of the gutters or the top of the feeders and make it as independent folk singers. Probably resort to posting hole from time to time to make end's meet. Always eat last because it's all love, my brothers in Christ.

Anna's Hummingbird:

Bastard Rating: 9/10 While they may have cool optical illusions when it comes to their holographic feathers, they verbally abuse me every time I refill the feeder and it hurts my feelings :(

Rufous Hummingbird:

Bastard Rating: 1/10 Shy bois. They stay out of the way until they're sure I've gone back inside before they'll visit the feeders. Generally loners.

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird:

Bastard Rating: 3/10 Generally the It Girls of the bird world. You know your garden is officially making it when these start showing up. They know they're the most popular but generally try to stay grounded about it. Will sometimes hang out and chat while the hummingbird feeder is being refilled. Used to scare me as a kid because my sister convinced me they'd try to stab their beaks into acne spots. While untrue, they don't have much of a sense of personal space.

Mourning Dove:

Bastard Rating: 1/10 Generally only bother the other birds because they're fat and eat in groups big enough to make it hard for the other birds to get at the seed on the ground. Sing beautifully. Makes Hatoful Boyfriend kind of make sense. Ngl kinda wanna befriend one. Confuse me a little bit whenever I see them because I live in a swamp and didn't expect to find any doves out here.

Stellar's goddamned Jay:

Bastard Rating: WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?!/FUCK I KNOW THE SUNFLOWER DISPENSER JIGGLES WHEN YOU TRY TO FLY YOUR FAT ASS INTO IT. NO, I CANNOT MAKE THE FEEDER POLE STOP WIGGLING WHEN YOU PARK YOUR WIDE LOAD ON TOP OF IT. GDI I BOUGHT PEANUTS FOR YOU. STOP IMITATING A SHRIEKING HAWK TO SCARE AWAY THE OTHER BIRDS AND LEARN TO SHARE YOU ABSOLUTE TWAT.

[transgenderer]

do you think scott knows his last name is almost the same as the name of a bird

^male siskin. its him :)

 It is a trusting, sociable and active bird. The song of this bird is a pleasant mix of twitters and trills. For these reasons it is often raised in captivity. These birds have an unusual migration pattern as every few years in winter they migrate southwards in large numbers

admirable bird

[swede1952]

Brushstroke of Nature

This American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) has feathers puffed up for insulation. It is protecting itself from the cold.

"This handsome little finch, the state bird of New Jersey, Iowa, and Washington, is welcome and common at feeders, where it takes primarily sunflower and nyjer. Goldfinches often flock with Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls. Spring males are brilliant yellow and shiny black with a bit of white. Females and all winter birds are more dull but identifiable by their conical bill; pointed, notched tail; wing bars; and lack of streaking. During molts they look bizarrely patchy." - allaboutbirds.org

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[bonefall]

Clanmew Expansion: Finches

Lads it's about to be Clanmew time again, I'm gonna blitz through a bunch of asks but first, here are some I made a few days ago for the upcoming Clanmew 102 which evolved into expansive notes.

FINCHES All 8 species of finch seen in the White Hart Wood and at Sanctuary Lake, and how Clan cats feel about them.

First things first! Finches have a 'generic' term, a word that describes the entire category;

Finch (Generic) = Afigu

A small bird with a large beak and colorful plumage, usually seen in groups.

One of the few birds that has a generic name in Clanmew. This is because finches are extremely social and will often flock with completely difference species of finch. A contraction of "Afaf" (Fluttering) and "Pigu" (Songbird).

When used as a name, it's usually invoking a social, friendly image. The name that Palebird chose for her fading kitten (which was quite the social taboo) was Afigumew, "Flocking Finch Kitten"

Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) = Miuu

[ID: Northern Bullfinches, a male on the left, a female on the right.]

Males have a bright salmon-pink belly, and a humble tweeting call. Their beaks are small and powerful, though ThunderClan sometimes comes in conflict with them as they like to eat the buds off of fruit trees.

Most often used as a name by ThunderClan cats, usually referencing jolliness and a love of food.

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) = Qiliao

[ID: Two chaffinches. A female is on the left, a male is on the right.]

The common finch, males sporting a slate gray hood and red belly. Named for the sudden stop at the end of its song, this finch is a more active hunter than the others in its grouping.

When used as a name, it's used in the high hopes of the kit becoming a beautiful, social, and active hunter. Finchstar of ThunderClan's name in Clanmew was Qiliaoshai.

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) = Wibuch

[ID: A goldfinch perched on a creeping thistle.]

Has a distinctive 'chime' in its call, a bright red face, and a distinguished yellow marking on its side. A specialist eater that can pluck seeds out of spiky plants such as thistles. Seen as resourceful and brave by Clan cats.

Finchlight of ThunderClan was named "Wibuchshayu," Goldfinch-Radiance, referencing Firestar's opposition of Thistle Law. She is called "Wi-sha" for short!

Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) = Sheeshoo

[ID: Two greenfinches on a mossy branch, a male on the left, a female on the right.]

Has a laugh-like call and is a uniquely colored, yellow-green bird. Seen year-round, males are a lot noisier than females. They tolerate conifers much better than most British birds, meaning they're often seen close to ShadowClan.

Regarded with suspicion by other Clans for their strange sounds and behaviors, it's used mostly by ShadowClan for bizarre and erratic cats. Finchflight of ShadowClan was named "Sheeshoofba," "Green Finch Will Liftoff Powerfully."

Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) = Nree

[ID: A brambling perched on a twig.]

A winter-exclusive bird that likes to eat beech nuts. Large, beautiful, and delicious. In the Forest Territories they liked RiverClan's beech patch, in the Lake territories they are only seen in ThunderClan.

Older kittens and young apprentices anointed in winter often meet bramblings as the first bird they'll stalk, as the beech patch is just north of ThunderClan camp and a very safe place to explore as soon as they understand that yew berries are deadly. Use as a name invokes winter, soft memories, and a welcome meal.

Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) = Chrri

Mostly seen in winter. Varied, always has a red spot on the top of the head, but sometimes also has a pinkish belly, or is nearly completely brown. The call is short, harsh, and almost rattle-like.

Can be translated into English as 'finch,' 'poll,' or 'redpoll' at translator's discretion. There is a greater redpoll, but it is very rare in this region! When used as a name, it may reference uniqueness. No two lesser redpolls look the same.

Siskin (Spinus spinus) = Iweewi

[ID: A siskin perched on an alder twig, eating seeds out of the cones.]

A bright yellow bird with a rapid call. Considered a survivor for being able to survive year-round in any type of woodland, including conifers, but pretty small to be taken for food except in emergencies. Has a particular love of alder trees and can be seen around them a lot.

Linnet (Linaria cannabina) = Nanarree

[ID: Two linnets. On the left is a female, on the right is a male in breeding plumage.]

Sometimes considered a finch by Clan cats, though it wouldn't be hard to argue to them that it's a hybrid between a sparrow and a redpoll. The kitties have not figured out taxonomy! They love to eat flax and other seed-bearing plants, and thus are seen often in ShadowClan, RiverClan, and at WindClan's watery borders.

In either case, a linnet is strongly considered a 'pigu' and killing one is considered very dishonorable, especially in WindClan. Their songs are sonorous, and hearing them is a beloved experience.

[grubloved]

sitting outside in the sun met some neighbors

4 wasp species

3 bee species

many different syrphid flies investigating my baby tomato plants for any aphids for their larvae to eat

big male jumping spider sitting in the sun just like me

male house.sparrow that landed near me without noticing i was there and then turned his head saw me and screamed and then stumbled over himself when he tried to fly off

some kind of longbodied fly that just kept bonking into the rock wall

pine siskins, song sparrows, house finch, starlings, lesser goldfinches, robins

QUEEN BUMBLEBEE bombus griseocollis

[fatbirdpics]

female hooded siskin I believe. I thought the distinctive wing markings would make this one easy to find, but as is unfortunately usual for dimorphic species, most of the pictures were of males.

Also sorry about the extremely trashy lighting 😬 it's cool how much color data my camera stores, but not a big help when there is that heavy a contrast between shade and sunlight.

[birdstudies]

April 13, 2023 - Cape Siskin (Crithagra totta) Found around the southwestern coast of South Africa, these siskins live in rocky areas, scrub, and woodlands. They eat mostly seeds, as well as buds, flowers, and insects, foraging on the ground in vegetation or in shrubs and bushes in groups of two to 15 birds. Breeding from August to December, females build shallow cup-shaped nests from fine grasses, dry flowers, roots, plant down, wool, and animal hair in crevices in rocks, cliffs, or sometimes trees, often near water. They incubate the eggs while males feed them on the nest. Both parents care for the chicks.

[learnplants]

Our first plant today is a tree called Alnus Glutinosa, but commonly called a 'Black Alder' or simply an 'Alder'! It's a tree that's native to the UK and all across Europe, excluding the extremes of the far north and south!

It's a very interesting tree as it absolutely thrives in swamp-like conditions! Most trees, if they're in waterlogged grounds, will soften and rot and eventually perish, but not the Alder! It actually does the opposite! It hardens! Better yet, Alders promote the growth of Frankia alni, a very beneficial bacteria since it's a nitrogen fixer, meaning it takes nitrogen from the atmosphere and traps it in the soil, which really helps other plants grow! In fact, Alders can help expand sparse woodland because of this relationship!

Go Alders!

Now, a bit of a description! The black alder is a great big tree! In perfect conditions, it can grow to be 28 metres tall (or 91 feet and 10 inches for any non-metric users!) and can live for an average of 60 years! Often, the bark is quite dark and usually fissured and grooved, and typically COVERED in lichen! The twigs are light brown with spots that turn red at the tops, and they're also sticky to touch! It grows in a conical shape, and due to it's deciduous, sheds it's leafs in winter!

Those leafs, vital to the trees survival, are typically between 3-9 cm long (1-3 and a half inches) and are dark green in colour and are shaped kinda like a heart!

They grow from purple-grey buds on a long stem and feel leathery, have serrated edges, and look shiny, because it doesn't have hairs like some tree leafs do!

Now, Alders do produce 'flowers', but not like you may know them to look! They are "monoecious", which is the technical term for growing male and female flowers! The female flowers are bulbous, green oval shaped catkins, typically in clusters of 3-8 per stalk! Male flowers are thin and long catkins, that are pendulous and usually measure 2-6cm long (about an inch to 2 inches) before they change colour from green to yellow! Alders pollinate through wind, and when successful, the female catkins will change and become brown and rather woody, and look very much like a cone! When winter comes, the cones open up slightly and release their seeds, to be carried by the wind or flowing water!

As is the circle of life, everything takes and gives! The Alder will take nutrients from the soil, and grow big! Due to this, insects, such as the caterpillars of the Alder kitten, the pebble hook-tip, the autumnal, and the blue-bordered carpet moths! Normally, this doesn't have an overwhelmingly negative effect on the tree, so it's nothing to worry about! In addition to the leafs, the catkins are able to provide a very early source of nectar and pollen for the bees, which desperately needs help! Also, the seeds are a food source for some birds, such as the siskin, the goldfinch and the redpoll! Also, because of the wet conditions they normally grow in, lots of mosses and lichens and fungi will grow on it! And the root systems provide a really good place for otters to nest!

Historically, Alder flowers were used to dye things green, and is associated with robin hood! The tree itself, when cut down for timber, would turn a deep orange and look as if it's bleeding, leading many to believe it's bad luck to walk past them on a journey!

The timber, because of it's soft and porous nature, has to be kept wet to be used properly, leading to many water pipes, sluice gates and even boats to be made of it! Also, a lot of Venice is built on alder piles because of this! Nowadays, it's used for wood veneers and plywood!

Unfortunately, Alders in the UK are at a risk, because a fungal infection is spreading across the country called Phytophthora! It affects most broadleaf trees and historically didn't affect Alders, but a recent strain has bridged that gap, resulting in root rot and lesions forming on the tree. Sadly, it means these old giants can fall and die but the warnings are fairly obvious! The leafs will grow abnormally small, and yellow, and will fall very early off of the tree, and sadly can kill the tree in a variable amount of time, some will go fast and some will suffer for quite some time!

Ultimately, Alnus Glutinosa is an amazing plant, living in an environment that would kill many other trees! So without any more delay, here it is, the Black Alder!

[meirimerens]

i do agree with your herb bride analysis but i did want to say that i always thought the herb brides being pale was supposed to be because they are supposedly the female equivalent of worms? otherwise some HBs specifically the full face paint ones do have monolids

Hi babe I'm going to male it quick because I just woke up and I'm so hungy it's unreal

1) Even If They Are we understand that this is a completely fucking batshit insane way of showing sexual dimorphism and sexual dimorphism between Brides and Odonghs do not warrant the men being half-dirt worm-shaped amorphous creatures and the women being 20something-looking blemisheless pretty women with 3d modeled nipples and textured genitalia on their models. like it does not warrant it. Like it actively makes it worse.

2) Worms are. Grey. Some green-grey even.

3) All of the Herb Brides have the exact same set of facial features across all models bar a few eyebrow tweaks especially for the classic Bride with the smeared facepaint and of course Nara. I do not know how you interpret their facial features and I am really happy you can see monolids but I'll be real with you as I've said they all have the same facial features so "some Herb Brides" do not have different eyelids that the others and

won't lie to you baby that's a VERY GENEROUS INTERPRETATION of "monolid".

These Brides have so much lid space the 2016 beauty gurus would a field day with their cut creases.

As I've said if you do see it I am happy i am glad for you and I hope you continue esp. if you got monolids yourself because very_beautiful_very_powerful.wav but like. let's not kid ourselves here. Nobody in that game has a monolid, not even the Kayura model, not even the Pochard model. The Siskin model is the closest there is to one and you can still see the deep fold of his eyelid, close to a hooded eyelid. I know this because i have all of them images saved on my phone and spend hours raking their faces up and down to be able to either draw them accordingly and faithfully Or understand them better so I can just fuck with the designs.

[dansnaturepictures]

Eleven of my favourite photos I took in November 2024 and month summary

The photos are of; Great White Egret at Testwood Lakes, Snow Bunting at Sandy Point on Hayling Island, Cormorant at Lakeside Country Park, white deadnettle and view at Lakeside, Fallow Deer at Bolderwood in the New Forest, Red Admiral and shaggy scalycaps at Lakeside, red campion at Testwood Lakes, a characteristic sun going down whilst out view at this time of year at Pig Bush in the New Forest and the moon out the front.

November was another fantastic month of birds for me with a major highlight coming soon into it getting sensational views of the sumptuous Snow Bunting at Sandy Point and another fine species seen late on with only my third ever Red-necked Grebe seen at Weston Shore today. Other key birds seen this month included the seasonal delight of Redwings, Raven, Green Woodpecker, Ring-necked Parakeet, Greenfinch and Siskin. Glorious Great White Egret views, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Pochard, Red-crested Pochard, Goosander and Egyptian, Greylag and Brent Geese brought a sprinkling of blissful wading birds and waterfowl to observe, evocative of autumn and winter for me. This month I also enjoyed seeing Buzzard, Red Kite, Jays, Kingfisher including at Winnall Moors and Lakeside in another strong month I had for them, Cormorant, Great Northern Diver, Slavonian Grebe, Mistle Thrush, Blackbirds, Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Pied Wagtail and Tufted Ducks and Mute Swans which were especially nice to see on patch at Lakeside and a young one in Winchester respectively. Common Gull was another key bird seen this month with one returning to Lakeside which is always thrilling to see, with Herring Gulls enjoyed there too. I also took pleasure in some great Winchester Peregrine and Grey Wagtail and Lakeside Great Crested Grebe, Coot and Moorhen views this month. A dashing male Sparrowhawk at home was another special bird to see.

I got fine and immersive views of Fallow and Roe Deer this month, seeing a fair few New Forest Ponies, Grey Seal, Grey Squirrels and Brown Rats too. There was still some butterfly interest this month with some great views of a Red Admiral at Lakeside. Bee, wasp and hoverfly including marmalade hoverfly were also nice to see with Grey Silverfish and spiders seen well at home. It was a good month for plants still with a fair bit seen flowering including knapweed, marsh thistle, red campion, herb-Robert, hedgerow crane’s-bill, periwinkle, hedge woundwort, red clover, some early winter heliotrope and violet at and near Lakeside, hogweed, wild carrot, ragwort, petty spurge, dock, white deadnettle, stinging nettle, red deadnettle, groundsel, ivy-leaved toadflax, viper’s-bugloss, scentless mayweed, sea mayweed, oxeye daisy, daisy, dandelion, oxtongue, sow thistle, buttercups, ivy, rock samphire, red valerian, evening primrose, gorse, common heather, bell heather and cross-leaved heath. I enjoyed observing seed heads a lot this month with teasel, fleabane, spear and creeping thistle, wild carrot, hogweed, old man’s beard, purple loosestrife and hemp agrimony standing out and leaves including common toadflax, thistle and ferns. Apple, privet berries, rose hips and holly berries led the way for fruit seen.

Fungi once again played a key role in my month as I was captivated by enigmatic shaggy scalycaps and intricate patterns of turkey tail at Lakeside with the latter seen elsewhere too. Crowded parchment, waxcaps, dung-loving deconica, possible winter russula, pleated inkcap, earthball and parasol in a good autumn I’ve had for them and a notable new one for me seen a couple of times in the New Forest handsome club were other highlights. I also liked seeing moss and lichen including oakmoss. I took in a lot of charming landscape and sky scenes this month again with the splendour of autumnal colour continuing to grip the landscape giving way to morning frost scenes as winter crept in towards the end. Sunsets, sunrises and some great full moon scenes were wonderful to take in this month too alongside lake, wetland, coastal and New Forest woodland and heath vistas. Wishing you all a great December.

[halcyon-garden]

video of a great spotted woodpecker on my windowsill, also a couple brave siskins. the male type plumage woodpeckers, like this one, have that extra red patch at the back of their head. they all have the red patch under the tail tho. idk why they made birds this pretty, it's a bit overkill but I won't complain.

[blogbirdfeather]

Siskin - Lugre (Spinus spinus): male

Cruz Quebrada/Portugal (23/01/2023)

[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR; 1/100s; F5,6; 640 ISO]

[swede1952]

Here's Looking at You Kid

This is a goldfinch (Spinus tristis), I took the photo during the early spring.

"This handsome little finch, the state bird of New Jersey, Iowa, and Washington, is welcome and common at feeders, where it takes primarily sunflower and nyjer. Goldfinches often flock with Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls. Spring males are brilliant yellow and shiny black with a bit of white. Females and all winter birds are more dull but identifiable by their conical bill; pointed, notched tail; wingbars; and lack of streaking. During molts they look bizarrely patchy." - allaboutbirds.org

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