A Purple Finch (
) perched in a big Cedar tree, with the Sun shining through.
2019/01/30 | Categories: Aldergrove, B.C., Birds, Finch | Tags: Bird, Carpodacus purpureus, Cedar Tree, Finch, Nature, Outdoor, Purple Finch, Tree | 2 Comments
A pair of House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) perch on the branch of a bush in the rain.
2018/10/27 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Finch | Tags: Bird, Carpodacus mexicanus, Finch, House Finch, Nature, Outdoor | 2 Comments
A male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) in it’s fine Autumn attire.
2018/10/20 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Finch | Tags: Bird, Carpodacus mexicanus, Finch, House Finch, Nature, Outdoor | 2 Comments
An American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) perches on a branch of the Rose of Sharon bush. It was quite windy today and I think the birds were feeling the cold.
2018/10/02 | Categories: Aldergrove, American Goldfinch | Tags: American Goldfinch, Bird, Finch, Nature, Outdoor, Spinus tristis | 2 Comments
A female House FInch (Carpodacus mexicanus) sitting in the Rose of Sharon Bush. She was keeping a sharp eye on something out there!
2018/09/21 | Categories: Aldergrove, House Finch, Uncategorized | Tags: Bird, bush, Carpodacus mexicanus, Finch, House Finch, Nature, Outdoor, Rose of Sharon | 2 Comments
A male American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) in his fall and winter colours. He just finished have a good preen and is thinking quite well of himself! Showing a white spot on his forehead I think he has a bit of Leucism.
2018/09/17 | Categories: Aldergrove, American Goldfinch | Tags: American Goldfinch, Bird, Finch, leucism, Nature, Outdoor, Spinus tristis | 2 Comments
A pretty female House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
2018/09/15 | Categories: Birds, House Finch | Tags: Bird, Carpodacus mexicanus, Finch, House Finch, Nature, Outdoor | 2 Comments
Just to break the stream of Hummers, here’s an American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
2018/07/09 | Categories: Aldergrove, American Goldfinch | Tags: American Goldfinch, Bird, Finch, Nature, Outdoor, Spinus tristis | 2 Comments
A male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) sits high in a Cedar tree, keeping an eye on things around him!
2018/06/04 | Categories: Aldergrove, House Finch | Tags: Bird, Cedar Tree, Finch, House Finch, male, Nature, Outdoor | 2 Comments
An American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
2018/05/19 | Categories: American Goldfinch, Finchs | Tags: American Goldfinch, Bird, Finch, Nature, Outdoor, Spinus tristis | 8 Comments
A lovely American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) perched in the Cedar tree in our backyard.
2018/04/28 | Categories: Aldergrove, American Goldfinch | Tags: Aldergrove, American Goldfinch, Backyard, Bird, Cedar Tree, Finch, Nature, Outdoor | 4 Comments
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
A lovely female House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) sitting on a branch of the Rose of Sharon bush in the rain. I feel much better for the birds now the temperature is back above 0 and the ice is gone!
2018/01/06 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Finch | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Female, Finch, House Finch, Nature, Rain | 2 Comments
Another pair for today. This time a pair of Purple Finches (Carpodacus purpureus) sitting in a Rose of Sharon bush. The ice is finally gone from the trees in our yard and the temperature was above 0!!
2018/01/04 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, Purple Finch | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Finch, Nature, Purple Finch | 2 Comments
Ice is the word today! After a night of freezing rain this American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) seems a little put out by it all! Can’t say I blame him!
2017/12/28 | Categories: Aldergrove, American Goldfinch, Birds | Tags: Aldergrove, American Goldfinch, Backyard, Bird, Finch, Freezing rain, Ice, Japanese Maple, Nature, Tree | 8 Comments
A lovely little female House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) perched in our Rose of Sharon Bush.
2017/12/19 | Categories: Aldergrove, Birds, House Finch | Tags: Aldergrove, Backyard, Bird, Female, Finch, House Finch, Nature, Outdoor | 2 Comments
