tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598082801644870937.post4370321039309634094..comments2024-01-23T00:30:11.355-05:00Comments on Looking Out from Central Massachusetts: Chaffinch in a private homeSheila Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05764581032115740431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598082801644870937.post-61587242695071725702012-06-09T11:59:01.088-04:002012-06-09T11:59:01.088-04:00How funny that the only blog I could find that mad...How funny that the only blog I could find that made mention of the Chaffinch's unbelievably irritating & repetitive 'song' should come from the other side of the Atlantic. The Chaffinch, until recently, was THE commonest bird in the UK and holds a special place in our literature thanks to the famous Robert Browning poem 'April', which contains the line <br />"a Chaffinch sings on an orchard bough<br />in England now"<br />No, it doesn't: it squawks, on and on and on, without stopping!<br />The male is rather beautiful, though, a fact we Brits ignore because it's so common.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598082801644870937.post-54439273780214442012010-10-30T01:17:36.850-04:002010-10-30T01:17:36.850-04:00The chaffinch is the most annoying bird in the wor...The chaffinch is the most annoying bird in the world. Its song (if you can call it that) has to be the most irritating EVER! It never changes and goes on and on and on for hours! Sorry, but I hate this bird!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598082801644870937.post-13332967772121457182009-12-31T06:15:25.073-05:002009-12-31T06:15:25.073-05:00Thanks, Kim, I just wish it were more public so ot...Thanks, Kim, I just wish it were more public so others could see it as well....Sheila Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05764581032115740431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598082801644870937.post-49164366646080373962009-12-28T06:19:26.195-05:002009-12-28T06:19:26.195-05:00Sheila, what a fantastic looking bird and so glad ...Sheila, what a fantastic looking bird and so glad you and Mark finally got to share it with us. Glad it hung around for the CBC too in order to be counted. Great bird to get on your list!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539583838978744802noreply@blogger.com