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The House Finch is a common bird in the urban areas of southern Canada. Arising in the west, it has spread eastward. This is not a rare bird.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet, it is more readily accepted than other interlopers, such as the European Starling and the House Sparrow, likely owing to the male’s lovely red colouring.<\/p>\n
That red is not manufactured by the House Finch, itself, but comes from pigments in the food it eats during moulting: the more pigment, the redder the male. It seems that females prefer the reddest male they can find, perhaps because to do so increases\u00a0the odds\u00a0that their mate might be good at\u00a0feeding nestlings.<\/p>\n
“I am red and ready for love.”
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The House Finch is a common bird in the urban areas of southern Canada. Arising in the west, it has spread eastward. This is not a rare bird.\u00a0 Yet, it is more readily accepted than other interlopers, such as … Continue reading