There appears to be an underlying selection mechanism at work among Gouldian Finches—a mechanism that allows this species to produce and maintain individuals with red heads, black heads, and yellow ...

Animals often have preferences: dog lovers can tell you their pet’s favorite toy, or place to sleep, for example. In the bird world, zebra finch males are the main nest builders, and it turns out each ...

If you have backyard bird feeders, you might want to be on the lookout for some new visitors this season. This is the time of year when longtime Michigan birdwatchers hope to catch a glimpse of the so ...

The first goldfinches of the season showed up at my feeder about a month ago, right around the time that winter began to loosen its grip on the barren forest around my Schuylkill County home. For the ...

One Redditor posted a photo of a colorful finch visiting their flowers. The Reddit post included a photo of a bright green finch, possibly an American Goldfinch, based on the coloring. It was perched ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One Redditor posted a photo of a colorful finch visiting their flowers. Greenfinches are known to eat the seeds of purple ...