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    Default Male Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs

    This one was not singing as it would appear from the photos, but simply opening and closing its beak.
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    Goodnes me. He has some tning to sing about.
    Excellent captures.
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    Fantastic photos - it really does look like he is singing his heart out.. and I love his little pointy tongue!

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    Errrrr are you sure you didn't have ear trouble rolf

    Lovely photos, maybe it was just practising for when its voice returns

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    LOL, perhaps he's a youngster learning to whistle.
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    Or maybe he's a youngster who hasn't realised that the parents don't keep on feeding him

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    He probably has Laryngitis.

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    Aah, maybe he had a chili and was feeling the heat a bit

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    Aww. I think he's lovely .
    May be his good lady told him to make a little less noise.

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