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> A Quiet Feeding Spot #photography #helios #helios44 #helios44m #birdfeeder #birdfeeding #gardenbirds #birdlovers #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #trees #branches #outdoors #wintervibes #feedingtime #backyardbirds #rustic #forestscene #closeup #photooftheday #earthfocus

One of the regulars at our bird feeder station, a tufted titmouse, checks out the lunch prospects below as snow lightly falls all around.

#birdsofnorthamerica #birds #birdfeeding #titmouse

### Video Description

This YouTube video titled **“Hýl obecný”** (Czech for *Common Bullfinch*) was uploaded by **Michal Jakubek** on March 13, 2019. It has gained over **893,000 views** and around **22,000 likes**. There is no official description, but from the content and the comments it is clear that this is a short clip showing a **round, fluffy bullfinch** eating right after “waking up” from what looks like hibernation — although **bullfinches do not truly hibernate**, the bird appears sleepy and exhausted.

The bird is filmed in close-up and looks like a perfect sphere — users in the comments call it a **“borb”** (#borb, from *bird + orb*), praising its **cuteness**, **carefree attitude**, and even its **“legendary”** status. Some viewers suggest the bird might be **ill** (#avianflu), since it barely moves, has a dirty beak, and shows little self-preservation instinct. The comments are multilingual (#English, #Czech, #Russian, #German), and the video went **viral** thanks to the bird’s comical appearance (#viralvideo, #cuteanimals).

### Bird Description: Common Bullfinch (*Pyrrhula pyrrhula*)

The **Common Bullfinch** is a small finch found across **Europe**, **Asia**, and parts of **Ukraine** (#ornithology, #EuropeanBirds, #UkrainianWildlife), inhabiting forests, parks, and gardens. Key features include:

* **Size**: Body length **17–19 cm**, wingspan about **27 cm**, weight around **25 g** (#smallbirds).
* **Appearance**: A stocky, rounded body with a short, powerful beak. The male has a bright red belly and cheeks, a gray back, a black cap, and white wing and tail markings; the female is duller, pinkish-gray (#birdphotography, #bullfinch).
* **Behavior**: A quiet, trusting bird that lives in forests and often moves closer to human settlements in winter, visiting feeders (#winterbirds, #birdfeeding). Feeds on seeds, buds, and berries; its call is soft and melodic (#birdsong).
* **Trivia**: In Czech, *“hýl”* can imply naivety, as the bird is easy to catch (#etymology). In Ukraine, bullfinches are strongly associated with **winter**, standing out vividly against the snow (#winternature).

Here are a few images of bullfinches for visual reference — especially **plump individuals** similar to the one in the video (#fluffy, #roundbirds).

https://bastyon.com/pureaceton?ref=PDQmXtWJfd8f6fMtwaxzCuqvLpoN3KbS4o

Video: https://bastyon.com/post?s=317b0004a09e35b2fa8e5a50d1ca330096d294477b5d2965b5b5bd5910976ac4&ref=PDQmXtWJfd8f6fMtwaxzCuqvLpoN3KbS4o

How Human Behavior Is Driving Evolution In Wild Birds

"How a simple pleasure, feeding birds, has been translated into a mechanism for rapid evolutionary change in beak length in a British backyard bird species"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#ornithology #evolution #BirdFeeding #Birding https://grrlscientist.medium.com/how-human-behavior-is-driving-evolution-in-wild-birds-2c943d8f640c

How Human Behavior Is Driving Evolution In Wild Birds

"How a simple pleasure, feeding birds, has been translated into a mechanism for rapid evolutionary change in beak length in a British backyard bird species"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#ornithology #evolution #BirdFeeding #Birding https://grrlscientist.medium.com/how-human-behavior-is-driving-evolution-in-wild-birds-2c943d8f640c

How Human Behavior Is Driving Evolution In Wild Birds

"How a simple pleasure, feeding birds, has been translated into a mechanism for rapid evolutionary change in beak length in a British backyard bird species"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#ornithology #evolution #BirdFeeding #Birding https://grrlscientist.medium.com/how-human-behavior-is-driving-evolution-in-wild-birds-2c943d8f640c