Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The amazing world of finches

The amazing world of finches


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i’ve always been fascinated by finches and love watching them outside my kitchen window. Especially the male gold finches … when they molt and lose their winter feathers, they turn such a beautiful shade of yellow/gold.

but finches aren’t just wild birds. They’re also … okay, you may be thinking, “how the heck am i going to get a finch inside and then get it in a cage?” well, you aren’t. You can buy finches just like you can buy a parrot or parakeet – and a finch requires far less hand holding (or should that be foot holding?) than they do.

5 things to think about before buying a finch


zebra finches – the zebra is one of my favorite finches of all time. Why? because they like human company the most. The zebra finch is a native of
society or bengalese finches – this type of finch is an easy going, laid back sort of bird. They do very well in captivity and have been known to be excellent foster parents to other, more rowdy finches.

like any pet, there are some things you’ll have to deal with when raising ...read more detail



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