Great Photo Whitney.

It reminds me of a weird acting male Purple finch.

He was hard to miss, as he was acting like a baby bird, wings outspread,
standing tall and shaking while tweeting away. The female was sitting above
him on a branch. She just sat there and did not respond with food. He kept
it up for about 30 seconds or better. I tried to get a photo but they took
off together. I have seen female birds do similar acting in the spring but
this was a male...


Dawn Bailey
Eatonville, WA
dawnsdog at rainierconnect.com

All know the way; few actually walk it. ~Bodhidharma
----- Original Message -----
From: "Whitney H" <ms_whitneyk at hotmail.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:23 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] House Finch hijincks


> Tweeters -
>
> I love spring and the nesting season. Had to share this little funny
> experience and photo. While at the beach this evening, I noticed a myriad
> of House Finches flitting around and tweeting their little hearts out.
> There was one particular male that was intent on courting a female that
> was sitting on a sign.
>
> He was tweeting, frantically posing and doing his best, but she seemed to
> not want any part of it. After a few moments she gave a loud "TWEET" in
> his direction and shooed him away in a dramatic way.
>
> Glad I had my camera for this one.... the picture says it all!
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/backyardbirderwa/493244446/
>
> Happy birding,
> Whitney H.
> Lower Magnolia, Seattle
>
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