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Jayburd
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what is everyones favourite australian finch?

Mine would be either the zebra or the chestnut.
Julian

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spanna
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Masked Grassfinch :D
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jusdeb
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Gotta be the doublebars ( out comes the old faithful photo again :roll: )
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You have no idea how long it took me to stack them like this :lol:
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Jayburd
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haha lol :lol:
"dammit, STAY!!! oh, darn, there goes number three... gotcha!... where'd number 4 go??!!"
Julian

Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.

Feel free to check out my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewinsrail/
And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
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jusdeb
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:lol: Shhhh a little dab of superglue did the trick :lol: just joshin.
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spanna
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hahaha, ive had enough trouble getting my DB's to nest, let alone train them to build finch pyramids!! double bars are great little community finches. love watching them sit in a row and alopreen!
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Lukec
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Location: Sutherland Shire Sydney NSW
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Probably crimsons but pictorellas are up there mind you I have not kept either of them
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Jayburd
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when I was six, pictorellas were my all time dream bird.

then I got some, not hugely impressed but great birds.
wish the hen had lasted the breeding season. :oops:
Julian

Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.

Feel free to check out my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewinsrail/
And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
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I love the way the D/bars hoot a warning when someone goes near the aviary ...plus they are such a social finch they can be seen to communicate with each other.
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Tooo Hard. :oops: Would need at least 3 possibly 4 choices.
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