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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,836 posts) Sat Jun 3, 2017, 07:11 PM Jun 2017

I've been watching a so-far unsuccessful pickup attempt

on my bird feeder. A male house finch has been singing his head off and hopping around and flapping his wings and moving in on a female, who is having none of it. She's ignoring him and has sldled away to the other side of the feeder and kept eating. A sparrow showed up and the male finch chased him away, even though the sparrow was just an innocent bystander. I don't think this is going to work out.

These are house finches. They're cute.

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I've been watching a so-far unsuccessful pickup attempt (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 OP

Hey, Babe. volstork Jun 2017 #1

Take a walk on the wild side.... Grammy23 Jun 2017 #12

Lol Lotusflower70 Jun 2017 #2

Eep eep ek ek shenmue Jun 2017 #3

Always remember Cirque du So-What Jun 2017 #4

She's just lucky BHDem53 Jun 2017 #5

We have house finches here, too! calimary Jun 2017 #6

May I assume SCVDem Jun 2017 #7

Yes, that's the usual rule with birds - the colorful one is the male. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #9

Case in point rocktivity Jun 2017 #15

she's just playin hard to get. mopinko Jun 2017 #8

Haaaaha!! JudyM Jun 2017 #16

"Hello, you lovely girl." montana_hazeleyes Jun 2017 #10

A singles dance vs a flock of pigeons keithbvadu2 Jun 2017 #11

Aww poor fella TxDemChem Jun 2017 #13

Story of my life........ 7962 Jun 2017 #14

Nice! Solly Mack Jun 2017 #17

I love to see the birds fight over a girl. nt zanana1 Jun 2017 #18

volstork

(5,403 posts)

1. Hey, Babe.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Sat Jun 3, 2017, 07:18 PM

Jun 2017

How YOU doin'?

Grammy23

(5,813 posts)

12. Take a walk on the wild side....

Reply to volstork (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 3, 2017, 09:34 PM

Jun 2017

Yeah, mama....take a walk on the wild side.🎼

Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts)

2. Lol

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Sat Jun 3, 2017, 07:25 PM

Jun 2017

That's hilarious. You should have made a video with captions. I will take all the levity I can get right now.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

3. Eep eep ek ek

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Sat Jun 3, 2017, 07:43 PM

Jun 2017

Cirque du So-What

(25,973 posts)

4. Always remember

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Sat Jun 3, 2017, 08:33 PM

Jun 2017

that all pretty bird songs are code for 'GTFO or I'll peck yer feckin' eyes out!'

BHDem53

(1,061 posts)

5. She's just lucky

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Sat Jun 3, 2017, 08:39 PM

Jun 2017

he isn't a celebrity bird.

calimary

(81,466 posts)

6. We have house finches here, too!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Sat Jun 3, 2017, 08:47 PM

Jun 2017

Love those little red heads!

I also love their calls. It's a long run of cute little fluttering chirps all strung together, punctuated at the end by a rough raggedy SQUAAAWWWK! I've actually laughed out loud at it sometimes.