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house finches

finchy friday

01.25.2008

Did you know that the collective noun for these birds is “a charm of finches”? Charming indeed – I particularly like the pink rump feathers that show up to such advantage. Here’s another view of that bird-babe magnet: But here’s my real question for you: In the picture below, are these both house finches with [...]

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i guess if you’re hungry enough

01.24.2008

You’ll make like a finch and eat thistle. From a feeder, no less, not from the ground. It’s COLD and everything, but everything, is frozen solid and covered with snow. It’s a tough life for a snow bird.

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bigby or, the importance of being green

01.13.2008

Another sly reference to the Wilde oeuvre comes from Richard at Sparroworks, who is coordinating and promoting the Big Green Year aka “BIGBY.” Like any other big year, the idea is to list as many birds as possible. The green aspect is the limitation that all birds must be reached on foot, via self-propelled vehicles, [...]

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