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boojum Shelburne Falls, MA(Zone 5a) May 30, 2007

Finch babies. Got some babies to show?

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Grandmaggie Beachwood, NJ(Zone 6b) May 30, 2007

Very nice! :)

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pelletory Marlton, NJ May 30, 2007

Very cute! I don't have any pics to show but have seen alot of house finch youngsters following their parents around.

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Sheila_FW Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) May 30, 2007

Here is a nest of barn swallow babies outside the DH's office a couple years ago.

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Sheila_FW Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) May 30, 2007

Just before leaving the nest. Very little room left, oh there were 4 babies!

What type of finches are those?

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pelletory Marlton, NJ May 30, 2007

Very cute Sheila; Thanks for posting!

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) May 30, 2007

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What type of finches are those?

House Finch

Resin

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Sheila_FW Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) May 31, 2007

Thanks!

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boojum Shelburne Falls, MA(Zone 5a) May 31, 2007

Thanks, Resin! You'll be happy to know that the birds that sing to me every day have been IDed as bobolinks. And yesterday they flushed out of our tall grasses, so they are nesting here for the first time!

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) May 31, 2007

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You'll be happy to know that the birds that sing to me every day have been IDed as bobolinks

Wow! Very nice!

From what I've read, this species is declining seriously in many areas due to agricultural intensification (pesticides killing the insects they eat, herbicides killing the wild flower seeds they eat, and GM crops eradicating both insects and wildflowers), so that's really good you have them. Never seen one myself, I couldn't find any on my US trips.

Resin

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