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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Charline on July 27, 2021, 10:07:44 PM

Title: House Finch with Yellow Chest
Post by: Charline on July 27, 2021, 10:07:44 PM
Isn't it interesting?

You can see another juvenile with yellow but no red feathers if you keep reading.



Title: Re: House Finch with Yellow Chest
Post by: Ally on July 27, 2021, 10:50:41 PM
Isn't it interesting?
Wow, that is precious. Did he visit you?
Title: Re: House Finch with Yellow Chest
Post by: Charline on July 27, 2021, 11:48:02 PM
You are right, Ally, I took the photo through the window. :)
Title: Re: House Finch with Yellow Chest
Post by: Shortsighted on July 28, 2021, 03:31:25 PM
Red is the characteristic colour of iron. When you need some iron badly enough; well then, extreme measures must be taken. We've all been there. I know I have.
Title: Re: House Finch with Yellow Chest
Post by: Charline on July 28, 2021, 09:46:55 PM
SS, are you going to donate some iron to this yellow chested fellow sufferer?? LOL
Title: Re: House Finch with Yellow Chest
Post by: Shortsighted on July 29, 2021, 11:11:00 AM
Yes Ma'am, but I'm running low on iron myself. Home Depot only has extruded aluminum bars in stock. My nails are coated with some nasty toxic stuff. I will need to go directly to the source (not the store) and get you some iron. How about Hematite and a little Magnetite just to show off?
You better be serious about this challenge because I had to haul these ores up from the basement.

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Title: Re: House Finch with Yellow Chest
Post by: Charline on July 29, 2021, 10:56:56 PM
SS, if you have serious iron deficiency, ask your doctor to send you to hospital for iron infusion. You will be given iron through IV for a few hours. Afterwards, you will be an iron man! :)
Title: Re: House Finch with Yellow Chest
Post by: Shortsighted on July 30, 2021, 08:46:57 AM
Some have claimed that I'm already full of irony. Irony man? I can't wait for "Irony Man II" ... can you?
Title: Re: House Finch with Yellow Chest
Post by: Charline on July 30, 2021, 02:27:49 PM
Oh well, here comes Iron Deficiency II!!!


I assume it is a juvenile male, perhaps a baby from the first bird?


It came a few times today. I have no sunflower seeds left. Am going to buy some after I post this message.


It looked seriously anemic, because it has no red feathers at all.


This is a link to my webpage if you wish to zoom in 100% locally.


https://charline.pixels.com/featured/house-finch-with-unusual-yellow-chest-charline-xia.html