I’ve grown to like the house finches at my place more and more. I see them every day now and guess that some have nested nearby. They often arrive in pairs. When these two perched over the water dish, I thought they were just love birds, but then I started to think it was an …
I’ve spent hours the last two days watching for orioles and tanagers and other exotic-looking migrators but it occurs to me tonight that my most reliable friends are the ordinary finches who hang out here year-around. They’ve been flying around in pairs all day today, singing excitedly. The red caps of the males seem redder …
