They may look like your standard-variety small brown bird, but the Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch is anything but run-of-the-mill. The three rosy finch species native to North America (the others are Brown-capped and Black) are high-elevation breeders, building their nests on rocky mountain slopes above the tree line. There they forage for wind-blown seeds and insects along the edges of glaciers and snowfields. In the winter, these hardy mountain birds flip the script and move down-elevation in large f

Meet Dahlia ‘Lucky Penny’ named by @trilliumfinch, the first true brown dahlia I’ve ever grown or seen. What do you think?! I discovered her is the ‘Bee’s Choice’ seed mix about 3 years ago and she’s holding her traits really well. | Floret Flower Farm

Inside the Nest! 🪺 Gouldian Finch Feeding Hos Chicks Take a rare close-up look inside a Gouldian finch nest! 👀 Watch as the devoted parent carefully feeds each chick in the clutch — responding to their glowing papillae and hungry chirps. This is how life begins for one of the world’s most colourful birds. 💛💜💚 Even before they get feathers, the chicks communicate with glowing beak marks and instinctive movements. Nature at its gentlest and most fascinating. #GouldianFinch #FinchNest #BabyBir