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The lovely greenfinch has perhaps the most boring Latin name given to any bird. Chloris chloris means 'green green'.
#birds pic.twitter.com/5WApdHNW5n
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Fran Delgado 🔻
@FranYoku
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The common name in Spanish is «verderón», an augmentative of green.
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Simon Wills
@WriterWillsy
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31. sij |
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That’s interesting Fran. In the UK, numbers have fallen in recent years. Is the same true in Spain?
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Anji
@Anji_Catlin
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31. sij |
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Lovely capture, Simon 👍😊
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Simon Wills
@WriterWillsy
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31. sij |
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Thanks Anji 😊 Hoping for a little sun this weekend but I think I’m going to be disappointed... ☀️
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Declan Troy
@TroyDeclan
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31. sij |
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So the Greenfinch (Green green) is brown 🤷
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Simon Wills
@WriterWillsy
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31. sij |
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On this occasion yes! Some are greener than others. 🤔 Perhaps I need to have a word with their agent...
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Chris Rabe
@chrisrabephoto
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31. sij |
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I'm colourblind, so the colours don't matter to me 😂
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Simon Wills
@WriterWillsy
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31. sij |
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😆 Doesn’t seem to affect your ability to take great photos! Somehow I missed your recent photos Chris. Love the hummingbird and the margay. Great! 😁
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Kelly Panneck
@Ok2Panic
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31. sij |
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And apparently, they’re not even green? 😂 lovely photo.
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Simon Wills
@WriterWillsy
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31. sij |
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😁 Yes this was a pale one. Not eating his greens?!
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