Friday, March 4, 2011

House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

Here's a pair of House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus), birds that are quite commonly seen here all year round.
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2 comments:

  1. JoJoMarch 4, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Is that the colourful male on the right and female on the left, if you know?

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  2. Dean LewisMarch 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    The red chest, and if it was on the top of the head would tell me these are Redpolls ( Carduelis flammea ), another finch.
    They come in a lot of variations.

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