Proudly Green@feddit.ukM to Birding@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-21 month agoMy birdfeeder cam: male and female house finches. Pair are always together.feddit.ukimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down10
arrow-up151arrow-down1imageMy birdfeeder cam: male and female house finches. Pair are always together.feddit.ukProudly Green@feddit.ukM to Birding@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoPretty sure you’re right, male and female house finches, look at those similar beaks. I am not an expert. They’re nice birds, sing pretty.
minus-squareProudly Green@feddit.ukOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI’m assuming the red one is the male? In birds, the males are more colorful usually, right?
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoYes. Listen for a liquid melody and look for him perched high somewhere. Used to be one liked to sit on a branch beside my open bathroom window to get the shower acoustics.
Pretty sure you’re right, male and female house finches, look at those similar beaks. I am not an expert. They’re nice birds, sing pretty.
I’m assuming the red one is the male? In birds, the males are more colorful usually, right?
Yes. Listen for a liquid melody and look for him perched high somewhere. Used to be one liked to sit on a branch beside my open bathroom window to get the shower acoustics.