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2023 STRAIGHT FROM THE FIELDS 17 - CHAFFINCH DISTRACTION TECHNIQUES.WAV


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A Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) will try to alert its partner to potential predators when raising its offspring; such behaviours are known as off-nesting. When birds emit distraction calls or produce distraction displays, it often means a nest of young or fledged young are present nearby.
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naturestimelineBy Mr Tony William Powell