Bird Couples

Today began rather wet and rainy, but ended with a touch of sun. Lately I've been seeing all the usual sparrows, the Golden-Crowns and the House, but today I saw the finches again. The spots of color in the trees brighten my day. The male's song is also lovely, and it's fun to watch him. I just hope the House Sparrows don't overwhelm him. I'm still waiting for Goldfinches to come back! Where are they? Anyway. Here's the pair of House Finches:

It's just so cute to see them together. I hope they build a nest nearby so I can see the little babies soon! On the other side of the house, there are a pair of crows building a nest in a pine tree. I like seeing all the bird couples working together this time of year :) It's so cool to see them flying by with fresh cut lawn grasses and small sticks and taking them to their nest in progress. Interesting to have new resident crows in the yard.

I hope to see crow babies this year too! Is it just me that has never seen a baby crow ever? Seems really weird since crows are all over the place! Ah well. Soon. I'm tempted to put more bird houses or owl boxes in our yard, but there are already two unoccupied ones. Maybe not unoccupied for long since I saw a pair of chickadees checking out the new bird house! Please live in there little chickadees!