bullfinches

Rosy European finches

Bullfinches are stocky songbirds with round heads and short, thick bills, found across Europe and Asia.

The male has a distinctive rosy-pink breast and black cap.

In British usage, a bullfinch is also a thick hedge that horses must jump through rather than over in cross-country riding: The horse balked at the bullfinch.

bird

finch

Small seed-eating songbird

passerinePerching bird order member
EurasianOf two connected continents
perchingResting while gripping

flock · nesting · beak · plumage · feathers · roosting · seed-eating · foraging · habitat · species

appearance

plumage

Bird's complete feather coat

rosyPinkly warm or hopeful
scarletBright orangish-red color
crimsonDeep purplish-red shade

stocky · rounded · bright · vivid · striking · distinctive · male · female · duller · juvenile

song

call

Contact by phone

whistleShrill air-blown sounder
softYielding to touch
pipingTubes for fluid transport

melancholy · low · fluting · warble · quiet · plaintive · descending · mournful · gentle · subdued

garden

feeder

Source of input

birdwatcherOne who observes avians
visitorShort-term guest
shrubSmall woody plant

hedgerow · backyard · fruit-tree · berry · shy · elusive · seed · ornamental · suet

habitat

woodland

Forested land area

hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
thicketDense shrub cluster
orchardFruit tree plantation

conifer · deciduous · undergrowth · scrubland · parkland · copse · rural · temperate · Eurasian · resident

orchard

fruit-tree

Woody plant yielding produce

pestHarmful creature or nag
appleCrisp tree fruit
cherryRed stone fruit

pear · damage · pruning · netting · spring · buds · shoots · grower · crop · blossom

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plumage

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