Bright red crossbills at Swarovski Optik

At lunch time I came out of the company cantina and there was a whole group of very vocal Common Crossbills flying about - after three days of fairly heavy snows, it seems they are moving out of the mountains and seeking shelter and food in the (relatively) warmer Absam town. Bright red males chirping away and feeding in the spruce around the factory grounds were a great accompaniment to our work day.

Isn't nature wonderful!

Dale