what am I?

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Re: what am I?

Post by poohbear » Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:28 am

I knew it was Mick but didn't want to show anybody up :D :D

£100 a pair over here :lol: :lol: :lol: but they have to be close rung and a proven history of where they come from...same with all British birds.
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Re: what am I?

Post by L in Ontario » Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:57 am

Very cute bird though I've never seen nor heard of it before this posting.
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Re: what am I?

Post by poohbear » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:21 am

Liz it's a yellowhammer or yellow bunting... over here nests in long grass at the end of a tunnel as do our skylarks.
Their song is known over here as "A little bit of bread and no cheeeeeeese" because that's what it sounds like...Nice eh?
A lot of song birds are getting rarer over here but I live in an area where these are still plentiful.
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Re: what am I?

Post by poohbear » Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:04 pm

mickp wrote:an expensive little finch, worth $2000 a pair here in australia at present
Hey Mick...a pair in the UK today £50...eat ya heart out :D
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Re: what am I?

Post by L in Ontario » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:40 pm

poohbear wrote:
mickp wrote:an expensive little finch, worth $2000 a pair here in australia at present
Hey Mick...a pair in the UK today £50...eat ya heart out :D
You should start exporting Paul. $$$ oops! I meant £££

BTW - I've never seen those over here in NA
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Re: what am I?

Post by Mattias » Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:36 am

poohbear wrote:Liz it's a yellowhammer or yellow bunting... over here nests in long grass at the end of a tunnel as do our skylarks.
Their song is known over here as "A little bit of bread and no cheeeeeeese" because that's what it sounds like...Nice eh?
A lot of song birds are getting rarer over here but I live in an area where these are still plentiful.
haha thats funny.. in swedish it sounds like the say "one two three four five six seeeevvveeen"

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