Today another new bird put in appearance in our back garden.
It was un pinson du nord – a brambling. Only the second time I had ever seen one.
Then, before you knew it there were four of them.
They really are a lovely bird – similar to the pinson des arbres but a bit more eye-catching – particularly the males with their black heads.
I managed to grab a photo of un pinson du nord, un pinson des arbres and un verdier d’europe in the same picture.
Thrown to (the) Lyon 