saffron finch

Not a native bird, but it did seem to enjoy the native scrub forest, especially these trees that were in flower. I also saw more silvereyes and mynas in the forest there, similarly occupied with foraging insects and nectar. I'll catch up with you later this evening, in between packing and...

These I actually remember from my trip to Argentina. They were so much fun to watch as they jumped to strip buds or seed pods off some grassy stems that sort of hung out from plants that grew in cracks in the curbstones and dangled over the running track, just a smidge too high for these wee...

And now in a more conventional pose.

More garden birds from Araras.

Nome Cientfico Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) Nome em Ingls Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola Saffron Finch

Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola subsp. pelzelni) Female, species sexually dimorphic. South Wild, Pantanal, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Pantanal with interspersed cerrado vegetation at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.

Beautiful finch in Kona. This finch was introduced to Hawaii in the 1960's.

This beautiful finch was introduced to Hawaii in the 1960's.

Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola subsp. valida) Sexes similar. Photographed at Chaparr Lodge, a private ecological reserve, ca. 60-70 km east of Chiclayo, Lambayeque Department, Peru. Equatorial dry forest composed of desert scrub and cacti at ca. 29 m (95 ft) elevation.

Saffron Finch making good use of a puddle next to a cattle watering tank

Canrio-da-terra, Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola). I think this head-up display is not dispute but courtship behaviour.

Females to the left and right and male in the centre. Taken near Eldorado, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

The female is not quite so yellow as the male.

This bird was about as tame as our sparrows so I mostly saw it on the ground. I generally prefer shots of birds in trees as it looks a bit more natural.

I have to admit to liking this bird. The colourful ones are a bit more exciting.

A couple of Saffron Finches eating dinner in a friends house :)

Mature female with nest material in its beak.

Sometimes they like to eat the petals of these flowers. This is a imature female.

Ok. I turned around so you can see how my back looks like.