Feeding Whoa

Feeding Time... Whoa! What a crowd!... more

by Linda Brody

Title

Feeding Whoa

Artist

Linda Brody

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

Feeding Time... Whoa! What a crowd!

Finches are common from coast to coast today, familiar visitors to backyard feeders. Native to the Southwest, they are recent arrivals in the East. Original habitat was probably streamside trees and brush in dry country, woodland edges, chaparral, other semi-open areas. Now most commonly associated with humans in cities, towns, and farmland, especially in areas with lawns, weedy areas, trees, buildings.

Mostly seeds, buds, berries. Almost all of diet is vegetable matter. Feeds mainly on weed seeds. Other important items include buds and flower parts in spring, berries and small fruits in late summer and fall. Also eats a few insects, mostly small ones such as aphids.

Pairs may begin to form within flocks in winter, and some paired birds may remain together all year. In breeding season, male performs flight-song display, singing while fluttering up with slow wingbeats and then gliding down. Male feeds female during courtship and incubation. Males may sing at any time of year, and females also sing during spring.

This photograph has been featured in the following Groups:
A Birding Group Wings
Nature Landscapes, Landmarks, Wildlife
Images That Excite
Wildlife One A Day
Birds In Flight
FAA Bird Portraits
Poetic Poultry
Wild Birds of the World
The World We See
Macro Marvels
Camera Art
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September 23rd, 2015