Tuesday, March 3, 2009

House Finches

A couple of female House Finches flanked by a couple of males. Are they hams, or were they merely sitting there? And why is it that, in the bird world, the males are usually more colorful that the females?
 
I took this picture at the Ponds, a couple of days ago.
 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The male birds are more colorful to attract the female's attention. The females are less colorful because they have to blend in while sitting on the nest. :-)