+%5B1024x768%5D.JPG "North Carolina gouldian finches")
.JPG "pastel blue male gouldian finch")
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A collection of notes and photos - most of them taken at our home on Lake Gaston, North Carolina. Pets & wildlife are my favorite photo subjects. Visit my Lakeview Aviary website for info and more photos about my indoor finch aviary.
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My favorite blogs:
- 10,000 Birds
- A DC Birding Blog
- Beginning to Bird
- Bill of the Birds
- BirdChick
- Blue Lizard Birding Blog
- Born Again Bird Watcher
- Hasty Brook
- Jeff Gyr's Birding Blog
- Journey Through Grace
- Julie Zickefoose
- Laura's Birding Blog
- Leica
- Mary's View
- Somewhere in NJ
- Stokes Birding Blog
- Susan Gets Native
- The Hawk Owl's Nest
- Wildbird on the Fly
10 comments:
Susan!
I browsed your website and I am stunned! These are beautiful finches and many are tame? I just love the pic of you sitting in your home through the aviary. I can see they get the best of care. They must keep you busy every day. Wow. I'd love to visit you one day. When I have time for a "leisurely" trip to Maryland, I'll let you know.
Susan,
They don't look real! What beautiful colors! Great pictures, too.
Cindy
Wow! Beautiful birds.
You live in Maryland, too?
Oops--North Carolina. Mary's comment confused me a bit.
Thanks Helena, CindY & Mary!
Mary - I would love to have you visit anytime you're passing through the area.
My girls LOVE your finches, Susan.
Every time we see Gouldians, the girls beg me for one. Nope. Not gonna happen. Too many animals as it is....but of course, if we ever did want one or two, we would come to you!
Question: Do the tips of the bill always match the mask?
Thanks Susan! Wow - beak tip color - you sent me googling to review my genetics. Red tip beaks go with red heads. Yellow tip beaks go with orange heads, but the orange head color can be masked with the black head color, so you can also have black heads with yellow tip beaks.
The beaks of females (any head color) will turn black when they are in breeding condition.
Neat.
Those little cuties are just mesmerizing. I wouldn't get anything done around here with a few of those.
WOW! It's been much too long since I stopped by! What beautiful birds.
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