While some birds possess drab, plain-looking feathers, others sport brightly-colored feathers. Females typically appear less colorful than males, an adaptation that helps protect them from predators.

Finches come in various colors, from shades of purple, red, black, orange, yellow, blue, brown, and more. Many have more than one color. ... Finch Bird Habitat. Finches are social birds.

Sure, cardinals have red feathers and finches have yellow feathers, but if you ever run across the gleaming, ... As it turns out, there aren't many blue pigments used by birds in general.

Blue or speckled, tiny or large, bird eggs fit nature's design. Subscribe. Log In. ... Blue jay eggs are pale green-blue with dark spots. House finches lay eggs that are bluish-green.

Blue jays, red-breasted nuthatches and northern cardinals are just a few of the birds that might fly into your backyard this winter. Michigan is also expecting and irruption of finches.

North Carolina winter birds include cardinals, blue jays, finches. They like sunflower seeds, niger seeds, tube feeders, platform feeders.

Sure, cardinals have red feathers and finches have yellow feathers, but if you ever run across the gleaming, ... As it turns out, there aren't many blue pigments used by birds in general.