I was coming down the stairs and I noticed this House Finch sitting in our magnolia tree. The bird feeder is nearby and almost all the birds that come to feed are House Finches. This is a male with the red coloring. The red gets brighter during mating season in the spring, but they have some color all year. The color also depends on the berries they're eating. Given how common they are now (we had them in Saskatoon too) it's surprising that 100 years ago they were only resident in Mexico and the American southwest.
I ran downstairs, grabbed my camera (with the telephoto already on), and ran back up. Luckily he stayed put and I got a few photos (through the window) before he took off.
PS. These photos put me over 25,000 for the year. That's a record for me - averaging 500 per week. (Not that quantity in itself is anything to brag about.)
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