A few days ago I took the following photos of a young House Finch. When I looked at them closely on the computer, the bird’s beak appeared bloody. This bothered me until today when I went out and saw many ripe, red, and juicy wild strawberries covering part of our backyard. The birds had been eating them with abandon and that explains the “bloody” beak and also several patches of red on some oak tree branches.
House Finch after eating wild strawberries.
House Finch: note the “bloody” beak. He was perhaps drunk, not wounded.
neihtn 
Much better a strawberry than a killer house finch on the loose! Lovely photos 🙂
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The other alternative is some kind of disease, but all the birds look very healthy and there are more of them this spring. Plus there are many strawberries in our yard. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
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Just beautiful!
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Thank you so much!
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Oh, that was a good explanation! You may have to hurry if you want to taste some 🍓
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There were still many strawberries were still there yesterday. I wonder if they are descendants from strawberry plants I grew 5-10 years ago!
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Ăn trầu đỏ môi. Hiền, can you translate this?
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My rough translation try: “Chew betel, get red lips.”
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must have been a tasty treat!
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They sure look good! Thanks Pat.
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Little devils. I have skunks and opossums who eat mine.
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Those strawberries are so tempting, ! might even try some! 🙂 Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
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If they leave you any.
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