CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@paul_cS should not be too stressful no! they're only in there for a matter of seconds, and it's the last thing we do before releasing them - entire banding process goes quite quickly, and they're inside a dark bag (calms them down) until we handle them

@moiety upside down in a cup prevents it from flying off while being weighed, the top of the wings are trapped inside and it's dark inside so it's not too stressful

Fattest greenfinch banded so far this year, the whole 32.3 grams. Second year female

Handled with a license.

#birds #ornithology