are these sparrows?

are these sparrows? was created by kaumea

we have huge "flocks" of those birds.. [:0] always after raining...love the colours they have it looks so exotic..
Are these sparrows as well?

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Replied by thevarneys on topic are these sparrows?

We had lots of those when we put lawn seed down. I think they might be wax eyes? Ate most of our seed, ...but they are pretty

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Replied by Waffling Milk Maid on topic are these sparrows?

they're goldfinches. Google brings up identical birds, so must be right! lol

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Replied by Stikkibeek on topic are these sparrows?

Simkin;367603 wrote: I vote for green finch

www.nzbirds.com/birds/greenfinch.html

The greenfinch is a bit bigger than the goldfinch. It looks a lot more like a sparrow and doesn't have the red topknot or the white flecks in the flight feathers.

Compare. Kaumea's first picture clearly shows the flecks on the flight feathers.

Pictures from Wikipedia

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Replied by kaumea on topic are these sparrows?

they have some red in the face..that's why the picture wasn't that good..because as soon as i moved they were gone

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Replied by Lindeggs on topic are these sparrows?

Definitely gold finches. We have a small flock that visits our garden every day. I blame them for the state of the garden - I let everything go to seed just so I can see them hanging upside down from the seed heads like little trapeze artists!

They are currently eating our marigold seeds.

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Replied by Lindeggs on topic are these sparrows?

I had a friend from Algeria who used to keep goldfinches as pets back home and loved them. After hearing him talk about them, a mutual friend decided to get him a pet - and got him a goldfish! Just shows how easily mis-communication happens!

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