Carol DM
I have had several birds visit my deck and yard. House finches have been seen many times. I sprinkled some sunflower hearts out as the cardinals love them. With the bluebird house gone, I can put more seeds out, not worrying about what predators they may attract. However this little bird appeared the last few days and I am a bit puzzled. He looks like a male house finch with his bright red markings. But I am not completely sure. He looks different than the typical brown female finches I am used to seeing. He looks a little fuzzy, like the juvenile birds do. Perhaps just a new bird at my deck this year. I do know the house finch is one of the most common birds in North America. And that is probably what he is.
In researching the house finch I found this cool fact out… New York pet shop owners, who had been selling the finches illegally, released their birds in 1940 to escape prosecution; the finches survived, and began to colonize the New York suburbs. By 50 years later they had advanced halfway across the continent, meeting their western kin on the Great Plains. And now you know the rest of the story.
©CarolDM2018
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Do you think this is a House Finch?
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Yes, the fuzzy head is characteristic of a finch. I agree with Kim.
Yes I knew it was a finch but did not realize a purple finch.
Wow! He is so cute. I can imagine how happy you are each time you get their visit, I will definitely feel the same.
Yes he was like a fluff ball of red on my deck.
Awe, this is a Purple Finch Carol. Who named these birds! It’s clearly red. lol Great find this year and shot. He is just fluffing is why he looks fuzzier.
Thanks Kim, I knew you would know for sure. The fluffy is what threw me. 🙂 Now that the bluebirds are gone, I pay more attention to every other bird it seems. It helps.
The purples are fluffier than the house finches, but yours was all fluffed too.
Yes I think he had just visited the bird bath.
Lovely bird. Great share. Never heard of a House Finch in NZ but its very beautiful.
They are small birds and their color is what gets your attention. The males of course. The females are usually dull brown.
Nice photograph, I don’t know much about birds though so I couldn’t tell you! Hopefully someone will know though 🙂
Thanks, I knew Kim would come along to verify for me.
That’s great, glad that she did! 🙂
That’s a very unusual bird Carol. And a nice photo too.
Thanks Bradley, I was inside when I took the photo but you can clearly see his red markings. I think he is a house finch.
bird is so beautiful
Thank you for the comment.
Haha… I’ll just identify him as “bird” that si not crow or sparrow… lol
usually how I describe birds… :p
That is fine, thanks to you for the comment.
Alibb has only three categories for birds, but forty categories for thieves…
Indeed. That is funny.
Any reference to Sheherazade is a good one
Yes I thought so too, thanks!
Nice bird dear ghoncho
Thank you for commenting.
beautiful bird and colorrful
I thought so too, he has bright red markings.
To me, unknown birds. I thought about Robin who lives in Serbia but does not have a red head than a neck.
I think it is a finch, it is a small bird. Smaller than a robin.
Naturally you know Birds better.
I give food to birds titmouse in winter at home for birds.
I am always learning Robin, always.
This bird is beautiful and colorrful
I thought so too, thanks!