Bird Profile: House Finch (Mexican Sparrow)
One of the funny things with bird keeping is the variation of names that birds have. Sure, they only have one Latin name but they can have a range of common names. A classic example of this is the Mexican House Finch. When I first heard of these birds they were called Mexican Sparrows or […]
Keeping the European Greenfinch
If you speak to anyone with experience keeping British birds in an aviary, they will say that the Greenfinch is one of best species to start with if you have had some experience with other birds. These birds are frequent garden feeder visitors around the country and the male bird in particular is easy to […]