daisybeans
annapolis md
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Ha! Funny bird. What kind of bird is it? I haven't seen one like that here, that I recall. Sort of like what I think of as a wren or sparrow but looks a lot larger.
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Kildale
British Columbia
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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It's a female house finch.
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daisybeans
annapolis md
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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I think of finches as so tiny. Maybe she just looks bigger than she is to me! Last year a pair of finches made their nest in a geranium on my porch. They were very fast and very shy.
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Netty
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Southern Ontario zone 5a
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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What a fantastic shot! How cute!
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eileen
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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I think she approves of the camera equipment somehow!! It looks as though she's giving it an in depth inspection. 
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Kildale
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:09 am Post subject: |
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Hi Netty and Eileen, Thank you both its fun to have the birds around the deck.
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glendann
Texas
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:23 am Post subject: |
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What a wonderful photo. I hope the camera passed his inspection.That is a bird I don't recognize
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Kildale
British Columbia
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:28 am Post subject: |
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Its probably because its a female and a lot of finches and sparrow females are dull browns for when they are on a nest, the male House Finch is perhaps the one you notice more.
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Droopy
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Western Norway
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:56 am Post subject: |
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Curious critters are so funny.
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Kildale
British Columbia
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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I had the camera set up with a cable release to take photos of a hummingbird, luckily I have a few cameras.
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