I was sitting here this morning reading my email when who should appear but
a male Hooded Oriole. I thought I'd seen him a couple of days ago, but he
took off before I could make a positive ID. This time he hung around.
Striking bird!

My husband and I have been watching the ardent courtship of a pair of House
Finches the last couple of days. He sings and dances for her and, when he
approaches, she pecks at him, effectively keeping him at bay. It's reached
a point now where we're rooting for the male...."ah come on, give in, he's a
cute little guy!"

Such is love in the bird world.

Happy birding,

Peggi
Ben & Peggi Rodgers
Aptos, CA (near Santa Cruz 122 W, 37 N)
USA
woodduck at cruzio.com


"A bird does not sing because it has an answer,
It sings because it has a song"