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House Finch in Detail
Here is a close up of a male house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) near my backyard shed.
"The red of a male House Finch comes from pigments contained in its food during molt (birds can’t make bright red or yellow colors directly). So the more pigment in the food, the redder the male. This is why people sometimes see orange or yellowish male House Finches. Females prefer to mate with the reddest male they can find, perhaps raising the chances they get a capable mate who can do his part in feeding the nestlings." - allaboutbirds.org
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@Swede1952 house finches are so funny. I see many of them at my feeders and they are by far the most socially gregarious of the birds that come by here. Constantly chattering at each other, getting into minor scuffles, and boy do they love to eat! Of course all birds love to eat, but finches are the only ones I see that can just sit at a feeder and eat seed after seed without leaving or taking a break.
I call the birds that sit at the feeder like it's a restaurant bar, grazers as opposed to those who swoop in, grab a seed and leave. Around my place finches, chipping sparrows, and cardinals will do that.
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Love that the head is backgounded by white wall and really like the red door behind body. Really great pic
@Swede1952 everyone knows that blokes that love red foods make the best dads.... ;)
