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House Finch – Parasite Foiled

 Birds, House Finch  4 Responses »
Nov 292011
 

For several days I had noticed a pair of House Finches flying to and from a holly near my front porch. Typically, just standing next to the bush for longer than a few seconds would cause a bird to bolt from deep within the leaves near the top. I suspected the finches had constructed a

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 Posted by CGJ at 8:20 am  Tagged with: Care of Young, Carrollton, House Finch, Nesting

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