On a gloomy very wet morning this male American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) in his bright breeding plumage, brightened my day!
2018/04/13 | Categories: Aldergrove, American Goldfinch, Birds | Tags: Aldergrove, American Goldfinch, Backyard, Bird, Finch, Nature, Outdoor, Spinus tristis | 2 Comments
The other day, we bought a new feeder. It is proving to be very popular with the birds and has be very busy. Here a pair of male House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus). The one on the left is the normal colour and the one on the right is an Orange morph.
2018/02/12 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Finch | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Finch, House, Nature, Orange Morph, Outdoor, Red | 4 Comments
A pair of House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) perced on a branch of the Empress tree.
2018/02/10 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Finch | Tags: Aldergrove, Animal, Backyard, Bird, Carpodacus mexicanus, Empress tree, Finch, House Finch, Nature, Outdoor, Tree | 1 Comment
A pair of Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) females perched in a Japanese Maple tree!
2018/02/05 | Categories: Aldergrove, Finch, Purple Finch | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Carpodacus purpureus, Finch, Japanese Maple, Nature, Outdoor, Purple Finch | Leave a comment
This male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) sitting in a tangle of branches seems to be giving me the stink eye! Don’t blame him, I’d be miserable sitting out in the pouring rain too!
2018/01/27 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Finch, House Finch | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Carpodacus mexicanus, Finch, House Finch, male, Nature, Rain | 6 Comments
A pretty orange morph female House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) perches in a Japanese Maple in the rain.
2018/01/14 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Finch | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Female, Finch, House Finch, Japanese Maple, Nature, Orange Morph, Outdoor, Raining | 2 Comments
A pair of female House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) sitting on the end of a branch of the Japanese Maple. They were eating the buds off the Maple!
2018/01/07 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Finch | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Branch, Finch, House Finch, Japanese Maple, Nature | 2 Comments
