House Finch... It's all about red feathers!

There's a lot packed into the tiny house finch. From its history, adaptability to why red feathers are so important, this diminutive finch is full of surprises.

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Chapters:
History 00:00
Climate and habitat 01:13
House finch or purple finch? 01:39
Red, orange or yellow 02:25
Why don't females turn red? 03:07
Beautiful song 03:31
Seeds, please! 04:03
House finch eye disease 04:23
Conclusion 05:11

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Credits in order of appearance:
History
-House finch by BlackBoxGuild from Videvo.net
-House finch by GeorgeB2 from Pixabay.com
-House finch by GeorgeB2 from Pixabay.com
-Range maps by Cephas from Wikipedia.com, CC BY-SA 3.0
-House finch and papaya tree by Forest and Kim Starr from Flickr.com

Climate and habitat
-House finches at feeder by Hotshoe55 from Pixabay.com
-Female house finch by John Flannery from Flickr.com

House finch or purple finch?
-Purple finch by BlackBoxGuild from Videvo.net
-Purple finch by Fyn Kynd from Flickr.com
-House finch by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren from Flickr.com
-Purple finch by Skyler Ewing from Pexels.com
-Purple finch by Carol Hamilton from Canva.com
-House finch by Anne-Marie-Gionet-Lavoie from Pexels.com

Red, orange, or yellow
-Red house finch by Skyler Ewing from Pexels.com
-Orange house finch by Richard Griffin from Flickr.com
-Yellow house finch by Basar from Wikipedia.com, CC BY-SA 3.0
-House finch and squirrel by BlackBoxGuild from Videvo.net
-Yellow house finch by Linda Tanner from Flickr.com
-House finch eating papaya by Forest and Kim Starr from Flickr.com
-House finch by GeorgeB2 from Pixabay.com
-House finch at feeder by mphillips007 from Canva.com

Why don't females turn red?
-Male and female eating seed by John Flannery from Flickr.com
-Female on nest by Xylke from Canva.com

Beautiful song
-Male house finch singing by RCKeller from Canva.com
-Male house finch singing by Elena Oey from Canva.com
-Male house finch with flowers by mattcudaphotos from Canva.com
-House finch on sunflower by Renee Grayson from Flickr.com
-House finch eating berries by jamesvancouver from Canva.com
-House finch eating flower bud by MattCuda from Canva.com
-Male and female at feeder by atta_boy from Canva.com

House finch eye disease
-House finch with eye closed by BlackBoxGuild from Videvo.net
-House finch with conjunctivitis by Fyn Kynd from Flickr.com
-House finches at feeder by BlackBoxGuild from Videvo.net
-House finches at feeder by jamesbenet from Canva.com

Conclusion
-Female house finch on branch by BlackBoxGuild from Videvo.net
-House finches at feder by Hotshoe55 from Pixabay.com

Thumbnail photo credit: Male house finches by mirceax from Canva.com