House Finch
This beautiful bird is a House Finch Male or Haemorhous mexicanus. This one is a male bird, found in Delta, British Columbia, Canada at the Bird Sanctuary for Migratory Birds. About House Finch: House Finches are small-bodied finches with fairly large beaks and somewhat long, flat heads. The wings are short, making the tail seem long by comparison. Many finches have distinctly notched tails, but the House Finch has a relatively shallow notch in its tail. The House Finch is a recent introduction from western into eastern North America (and Hawaii), but it has received a warmer reception than other arrivals like the European Starling and House Sparrow. That’s partly due to the cheerful red head and breast of males, and to the bird’s long, twittering song, which can now be heard in most of the neighborhoods of the continent. If you haven’t seen one recently, chances are you can find one at the next bird feeder you come across. George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Delta, British Columbia, Canada, and is part of the Fraser River estuary, designated a site of Hemispheric Importance by the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.
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Location: George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Photo credit: © Lena Photo Art / Alamy / Afripics
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