Always welcome at our house!

For the last few weeks, I've noticed a very cute little girl coming for lunch. Today, she brought along her husband who was quite striking with his reddish purple feathers... You can't see their colorings very well in this photo though. I thought they were purple finches until I read up on them and figured that the house finch is much more common to our area.

Isn't she lovely? The female had a little speckled belly and what looked like a hint of greenish yellow to her feathers and when the sun came out brightly, she was just lovely :) And might I add, quite dainty too!

Mr. House Finch on the other hand was quite stunning with his feathers all bright in the sunlight. Look at how spectacular he looks! Did you know that the female house finch looks for a husband by searching out the male birdie with the brightest plumage? It's true! The male house finch's colorings become brighter depending on the food he eats. The more red in his diet, the brighter he becomes! So, when the female looks for a husband, she seeks out the brightest fella around a'cause if he can find enough food to make him so pretty, then surely he can find enough food for her and the babies that they'll have!

I sure do hope that they come back again and again...and that it's not one of their stops along the way to the woodsy area by our house.