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Loxia curvirostra
Also known as Red crossbill: male's general appearance is reddish (Ph No 1) , and female grey-yellowish (photo No2). Wings in both sexes remained grey-green. Easily recognizable by that heavy bill with crossed tips - they use it to open cones and extract seeds.
Conifer forest, outskirts of 'Haut Jura' National Park.
Spotted on Nov 22, 2014
Submitted on May 16, 2015
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