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Arctic Redpolls - Witstuitbarmsijzen Carduelis hornemanni videograbs (approx. 250x). | |
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Arctic Redpoll |
Witstuitbarmsijs |
Carduelis hornemanni
Pictures: Teus Luijendijk
29 December 2001, Zuid-Eijerland, Texel NH
29 December 2001, Zuid-Eijerland, Texel NH
No less than 4 Arctic Redpolls were present in a large group of Hoary Redpolls Carduelis flammea, at the end of the year 2001 on the isle of Texel. The stills below show these 4 birds (first 4 stills) and 2 more pictures of the first two (probably males, while the other two were probably females). One of the females was individually recognisable because it was ringed!
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Arctic Redpolls - Witstuitbarmsijzen Carduelis hornemanni videograbs (approx. 250x). | |
15 October 2003, Huisduinen NH
A bird showing characters of the Greenland subspecies hornemanni was present for several days in Northern Noord-Holland, close to where the ferries towards Texel depart. It was very confiding, allowing videoing from very close range. Note the fluffy white 'socks', the very white rump, and the somewhat larger looking bill, compared to exilipes.
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Arctic Redpoll - Witstuitbarmsijs Carduelis h. hornemanni videograbs (approx. 20x). | ||||
Copyright ©Teus Luijendijk 2002-2003
