Twitchy pic mystery ??????

[Abarbarian]

What sort of pretty bmystery visitor is this ??? Pics a bit unclear as I took this from inside the house , guess its time to clean the windows again.

 

[Urmas]

That's Mr. Bullfinch.

 

[nivrip]

No doubt about it, male Bullfinch. The female is beige rather than red.

 

[muckshifter]

male bullfinch

I've said it before, a lot of our native 'British' birds are quite 'exotic' to look at, if one just takes the time to look.

Easy to put a couple of bird feeders up in most gardens.

 

[Abarbarian]

Mr Bullfinch is a bit of flash git, but a very welcome sght.

 

[Urmas]

Mr Bullfinch is a bit of flash git, but a very welcome sght.

Hint: try frozen [=fermented] rowanberries... there is a reason for the Finnish version of "drunk as a skunk" being... well... replace skunk --> bullfinch.

Winos, the lot of 'em... tried and true.

 

[Abarbarian]

Hint: try frozen [=fermented] rowanberries... there is a reason for the Finnish version of "drunk as a skunk" being... well... replace skunk --> bullfinch.

Winos, the lot of 'em... tried and true.

That explains why alcohol is so expensive in Finland then.

 

[Urmas]

That explains why alcohol is so expensive in Finland then.

What an ugly rumour! In true spirits of ornitology:

75 years of Finnish alcohol policy - strictly for the birds

1919
Prohibition came into force on 1 June 1919, forbidding the production, transportation, sale and storage of alcohol. A state-owned company Valtion Alkoholiliike was set up to handle the trade in alcohol required for medical, technical and scientific purposes.

1932
Parliament repealed the Prohibition Act with a vote of 120 to 45 and ratified the Alcohol Act on 9 February 1932. In the preceding referendum the anti-prohibitionists were in a clear majority, with over 70 per cent of the votes. The state-owned company Oy Alkoholiliike Ab was granted an exclusive monopoly on the import, export, manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. The company started to operate on 5 April 1932 at 10 am.

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1946
On a recommendation by Parliament, the 'booze card' was turned into an instrument of social control. All purchases were recorded.


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1971
The 'booze card' was phased out for good.

 

[Abarbarian]

Ah ha that explains why the hovercraft to Tallin is always full .

 

[Urmas]

Ah ha that explains why the hovercraft to Tallin is always full .

Nah... it's because there are only 25 departures/day.

 

[Abarbarian]

Nah... it's because there are only 25 departures/day.