Hello Feathered Friends, my name is Fred, I am a House Finch. You can find me through out the United States, and recognize me from other finches by my color. As the male I have an orange red face, breast and rump, the female is brown and has a streaked white chest.
I meet the small bird criteria because I am only 5 inches or 13 cm long. I am quite the social bird and live and move with other small birds such as other finches (American Goldfinch, Purple Finch), and even Sparrows. I like to eat seeds, fruit and leaf buds and you will see me at seed feeders.
Some other facts about me and my mate; she likes to nest in hanging plants and while she is incubating the brood I feed her so she doesn't have to leave the nest. We have a very happy and cheerful warbling song, you definitely know we are around.
Thank you for stopping in and learning about me, I might be an itty bitty bird but my presence is one that you will not forget, I can cheer you up on dark and dreary day with my song. ~ Fred
*information taken from the Birds of Missouri Field Guide.
Photographs were taken in my yard with my Cannon EOS T2i Rebel
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