I am not sure Steve G....Is it because they are more agressive? Some people report that the Crimson finch may be aggressive towards any other bird or birds that have red in their plumage. The wild Crimson finches are not social birds and generally do not form a flock.
Incidendently, the high school exam was sent to me by a friend, who ever set the paper exam did not know that the Canary Islands were in the Atlantic (including me, or I did not read it properly, as usual )
Interesting link you posted, in fact there are all different types, colours of finches...non Australian and Australian.
The question in the exam was incorrect
Thanks for pointing it out. If I post anything like that again, I will check the answers and questions are correct. The female crimson finches are not as handsome as the male, th male are a lovely red colour.
Purple finches are not as red as crimson finches.
STEVE G wrote:I'm getting confused now; is the purple finch the purple, crimson or red one or is it a turkey and not a finch at all, whatever the colour?
Shit you know things are getting bad when one starts searching google to question someone calling a Kiwi bland. (talking about the flow of posts not me)
The fruit should be eaten after peeling the skin. It has green to brown colour flesh with dark colour seeds the size of small mustard seeds. It is sweet with very mild sour taste.
The best way to eat is leave the fruit to ripen for about 10 days (in US climate) when you see the skin kind of getting loose ( akin to old peoples skin in humans). Then it tastes better. But sometimes they are bland, the not so good variety.
So Caller, you have evidently been eating the 'not so good variety' it seems.
Awww come on guys let me start posting drivel again... Look at the post count/views every time I did.
GLCQuantum wrote:Shit you know things are getting bad when one starts searching google to question someone calling a Kiwi bland. (talking about the flow of posts not me)
The fruit should be eaten after peeling the skin. It has green to brown colour flesh with dark colour seeds the size of small mustard seeds. It is sweet with very mild sour taste.
The best way to eat is leave the fruit to ripen for about 10 days (in US climate) when you see the skin kind of getting loose ( akin to old peoples skin in humans). Then it tastes better.
In India we have a fruit looks somewhat similar . It is called Chiku in North and Sapota in South. But it tastes way better and it is one of the best fruits of India. It is sweet with good aroma and rich in Iron. But sometimes they are bland, the not so good variety.
So Caller, you have evidently been eating the 'not so good variety' it seems.
Awww come on guys let me start posting drivel again...
GLCQuantum wrote:
The best way to eat is leave the fruit to ripen for about 10 days (in US climate) when you see the skin kind of getting loose ( akin to old peoples skin in humans). Then it tastes better.
GLCQ...I know where I have been going wrong now Not leaving them to ripen
When I am next in the supermarket next, I will roll up my sleeve and compare the Kiwi with my arm Then I will know if it ready to eat or not
Just taking this crap from google love. Just saying 'bland' is a word I would never use for a kiwi (sure not everyone's cup of tea but nothing is, is it). Jamie Oliver may just castrate a male for calling a Kiwi bland.
Awww come on guys let me start posting drivel again... Look at the post count/views every time I did.
Just to make you aware admin... you have something coughing and spluttering within your system. The poorly named 'Americans' thread was closing on 500 (edit) views last time I bothered to take notice... now it appears that it's a three page thread with all of 200+ views. Just letting you know. I'm sure that can't be the only thread where the numbers have become screwed.
Edit: Just looking at some of the other threads... your views counts on a fair few threads are, to put it bluntly f***ed. And not in your favour either.
Just taking this crap from google love. Just saying 'bland' is a word I would never use for a kiwi (sure not everyone's cup of tea but nothing is, is it). Jamie Oliver may just castrate a male for calling a Kiwi bland.
Just back from Supermarket GLCQ...my arm is not wrinked enough to compare with the Kiwi fruit! Mr S says to stop using the anti ageing body lotion and then in 6 months time I should be able to use my arm as a Kiwi "ripe" gauge. Anyway, there was a woman older than me, looking at the fruit, so I asked her if I could "borrow" her arm to test the Kiwi's for ripeness. I think she was wrinkled enough, but not green enough . Maybe I use green deflated party balloons instead? That may work
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The female crimson finches are not as handsome as the male, th male are a lovely red colour.
Then I will know if it ready to eat or not
