Finches - USA

About to see zebra finches playing guitars at Barbican. Any requests? (Paulcha******)

We also have purple finches on the feeder now! purple finches look extremely embarrassed at all times (Jephja*****)

Good day today, watched footy, 24 and the new Doctor Who, oh and had a ruby with a few finches also! Good Times (BigC****)

Alright lets get this straight. they allow canaries, parakeets, parrots, cockatoos, finches, and pigeons on the plane BUT NOT DOVES?! (Jbrand*****)

Waiting in line at the Barbican to see dozens of zebra finches flit around on electric guitar strings. Yes, really. (Paulin*****)

Spring really is here, might have a pair of nesting finches in my garden. They seemed to be property hunting. (Retro*****)

The birds are back! Spotted this am: robins, goldfinches, house finches, bald eagle! (Jami***)

Two cardinals, a pair of male & female yellow finches & a red headed wood pecker all in my birch tree at once this morning. It's def spring. (AheadByA*******)

Close to 10 - will I sprout an extra organ or develop a beak like Darwin's finches. Peck peck peck on keyboard! (Perilou*******)

I have Finches and Honey-eaters outside the study, plants ( bird of paradise) growing, plus natives, plus plus plus. ALLS good. (Havo****)

WHOA! These Zebra Finches pass on songs from father-to-son! That's awesome! (PraxJ*****)

Zebra finches & language -- on ABC evening news w/Diane Sawyer now! I think the finches come up some time in next 10 mins. (Zebra*****)

The baby finches, who've been living under the eave by my patio, just flew out. 1st time I've seen them, tho' can't be their first time out. (Austi****)

Listening to house finches and getting ready to grill steaks. (Johnt*****)

Loving my new yard. and all the birds that are appearing. Today saw a cardinal couple, finches, chickadees, and a hawk. :) (Squash******)

Enjoying the CD I got at Turn it Up! "Six Songs" by The Finches (trading in old vinyl that we don't even listen to for new music is GOOD) (Estieb*****)

The purple finches are back. Looks like the chickadees aregetting used to them; they're now coming to the feeder too (albeit nervously). (Astrog******)

Jays and finches courting outside. Then sturdy nests. Then eggs. Smarter than some humans. (Anast****)

Enjoyed the finches and guitars at the Barbican but they need to learn some more chords! (Tomsy*****)

I'm in a queue waiting to see some finches play musical instruments. I have 1 hour to go. (Paulba******)

On my patio enjoing a beautiful morning with the cardinals and finches, a woodpecker and a rabbit in my neighbour's yard. Spring! (Andreah******)

Loved the finches at The Barbican, though slightly disappointed that none of them wanted to come and land on me! (Alastai*******)

I'll bet there are 20 finches in the tree outside our bedroom window. What a great chatter to wake up to. (Mculp*****)

I miss the long tailed tits we had last year in the garden, no sight of them at all. Gold finches flying over all the time, but dont land (Bookw*****)

At home in south windsor, on the patio grilling. two house finches at the feeder with red chests. must be eating well (Kmac****)

I kno wat I'm going to buy my mom 4 her bday; I'ma buy her two Zebra Finches & a Canary. She misses her old one. That's y! :) (Mpee***)

What a splendid day. The finches are enjoying a dust bath and I am having the year's first gin and tonic in the garden. (Whee***)

I wonder if the little finches that were pecking away at a cigarette butt on the ground felt a buzz. (Chelse******)

The finches this morning. i can listen to step outside x 500. through the pines. (Lixo***)

House finches are making a nest on Ranae's front porch. so cute! (Cowpu*****)

Sunflower seed CRISIS. Called for help as chickadees, pigeons, grackles, European starlings and finches chirping piteously at empty feeders. (Marian*****)

Woke up to April Fool's snow, but it's not stopping the house finches and goldfinches from monopolizing the feeders. Happy April! (AboutB******)

Windows open, nice breeze blowing, and the Finches are back singing their lungs out! I missed the songbirds all winter long (Kkart*****)

OK, so I don't see any sunshine but I do see 5 yellow finches on my bird feeder! Love yellow finches! (Livegr******)

The bird feeders were surrunded by a sea of gold finches and cardinals- in the distance the turkeys were strutting- ah spring (MyFlyin******)

Starlings, purple finches, house finches, cardinal, and mourning doves. (Jason*****)

Anyone confirm April Fool article in the Indy today? I was certain about the Hadron Collider on the tube but the Zebra Finches looked. (SouthLo******)

Odd morning - finches in the Curve, a war correspondent, Bobby Gillespie and lots of kids. (Nicoh****)

I saw zebra finches playing guitars last night. at Celeste Boursier-Mougenot's exhibition at Barbican. Wonderful birds/intriguing exhibit. (Bluest******)

Zebra finches learn to sing in the same way as human babies learn to speak as a valuable model for understanding human learning and memory (JP_J****)

Put up a bird house outside in our backyard since we have many wildbirds of black birds, bluejays, cardinals, sparrows, robins, and finches. (Angelar*******)

Finches found feeder. Snap peas, spinach & lettuce coming up. First race of 2010 in the bag. Thx 4 the workout! Tour de Husker 1/2/3 men! (Sydsp*****)

Lots of birding activity at the feeder this past week. 4 types of sparrows, 3 types of finches, 2 types of Nuthatches, Juncos, Cardinals. (Obiwank******)

Everybody's been using the hummingbird feeders except the hummingbirds! gila woodpecker/verdin/house finches/hooded oriole/lesser goldfinch (AuntNan******)

Don't think so. Are you ringing that pet shop in Rotherham? I hope they have finches :) (Jane****)

Dawn chorus was amazing this morning. Thrushes, finches and wrens eclipsed by a Blackbird that seemed to be performing Cissy Strut. (Bungat*****)

Insanity semes to start from just below the rib gage then work its way to your brain in the form of annoyance like finches in a small cage (Bigshotj*******)

Just saw my first hummingbird of the season + a pair of red finches! Now time for more jewelry-making (Kathy****)

AWESOME lecture by Drs. Peter and Rosemary Grant about biodiversity/evolution/finches/human impact plus wine & free books! (Beck****)

Ordered some stuff in anticipation of having to hand feed the baby finches. (Lore****)

Creation was a film about Darwin, finches from Galapagos I thought. Buckets of tears later I'm shaken still, Wossy and Jools didn't help. (Msimps*****)

Sample conversation: 'Do you celebrate Christmas? I like finches, I like sparrows. Am I talking too fast?' (him) (Ange_s*****)

Red finches are piggin' out like there's no tomorrow. Birdfeeders are cool. (Diverge*******)

Wish I had finches again. all disappeared. eye fungus epidemic I've learned.. (Gems****)

We have Bluebirds, Robins, etc. , but only a few finches. Is it too early? anyone else have a ton of them yet? (Tgpo****)

Piggy is right! Amazing how much thistle/niger seed lil finches can go through. we've used 8lbs of seed just the past 5 days! (Dgdre****)

I want a nice ice cold Red Bull right now. and i want to go fishing. and and backrubs and finches, and i finally beat the Elite Four today (Touch*****)

I had to bring my 3 zebra finches in from the porch. Its getting to windy for them. Thou Lola managed to lay a egg while out there. (Kimhal******)

Baby finches! I want birds. Specifically an owl. One I can name Archie. (Brickta******)

At the end of the day Spar's Finches two for 2euro deal just leaves you with an extra bottle of Finches that you didnt want. Cause its mank. (Rudd****)