Lastly, the reddish mating color on his head feathers appears fainter and lesser than the other male finches. Is it bird flu? Is it old age? Do I report this? To whom? I put shelled sunflower seeds ...

“The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada,” by Lillian Stokes and Matthew A. Young, published in 2024, is much more than a field guide to help you identify finches.

More colorful visitors include the brilliant Steller’s jays, the pine grosbeaks and less often, gray-crowned rosy-finches, which invariably arrive in large flocks. On a snowy weekend recently ...

The Transvaal Zebra Finch Society welcomed wildlife enthusiasts to their Classic Bird Show, showcasing zebra and Bengalese ...

vampire ground finches. Photographer Thomas P Peschak had the rare opportunity to visit the island and witness the blood-drinking behaviour of these sharp-beaked birds. 'Wolf Island is truly wild,' ...