Avoiding the popular spots, I’ve enjoyed a couple of sessions watching Hawfinch in the forest recently.
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Hawfinch
Hawfinch
One from the archives, a juvenile Hawfinch photographed last year in the forest. The juveniles aren’t as smart looking as the adults, but it’s a treat to see them. They start to appear from May.
Hawfinch
This photo was taken in June, whilst watching some recently fledged young Hawfinch. They are easier to see in the winter however, when they are more likely to come down to the feed on the forest floor.
Hawfinch
Photographed back in July, a juvenile Hawfinch in the Forest of Dean. The young bird came very close while the typically more shy adult birds kept a greater distance.
Hawfinch
Another shot of one of our local speciality species, the Hawfinch. You can often find them in deciduous mature woodland with large trees, they prefer Cherry, Beech and Hornbeam. They are difficult to see, as they are shy and very well hidden in the undergrowth, if you approach with great care, you may see them feeding, but the least movement will disturb them, and off they go. You can see Hawfinches all year round; usually more easily seen outside the breeding season when trees are leafless and they feed more regularly on the ground.
Hawfinch
The Hawfinch is a shy species, and therefore difficult to observe and study. It spends most of the day on top of high branches, above all during breeding season. During the course of the hawfinch’s life it can only be seen on the ground while looking for seeds or drinking water, always near trees. While drinking and eating it is fairly aggressive and dominant, towards both its same species or different ones, even bigger birds.
