cypresscreek Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Taken today in southern California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) These look like House Finches, male and female. Red well down the male's breast, conical seed-cracking bill. Edited May 30, 2020 by Charlie Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 These are House Finches, the male (red) on the left and the female on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypresscreek Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 I am familiar with house finches. These just looked much bigger from where i was standing, but you are probably right. Maybe they are taller in California! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, cypresscreek said: I am familiar with house finches. These just looked much bigger from where i was standing, but you are probably right. Maybe they are taller in California! It's the angle. Seeing them from below elongates the bodies visually. If everything looks right except the size, go with the other factors. I had a House in the shade today that looked as big as a cowbird. Fortunately, others in the group corrected me. Edited May 30, 2020 by Charlie Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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