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Red Crossbill

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The Red Crossbill is a stocky finch of mature coniferous forests. Seed cones are its main food and it uses Its peculiar bill access the seeds. This bird will breed whenever it finds an area with an abundance of cones.

 

A large thanks to Hawkman2007 who called me to come see the Crossbills feeding their fledged youngsters - imagine - these hardy birds have finished raising young already and it's only April, a cold time of the year in Newfoundland

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Uploaded on April 30, 2012
Taken on April 30, 2012