Common House Finch Eating Succulents

Common House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, eating leaves off of a succulent growing in the sand dunes.

Having It All

Common House Finch, hogging the entire bird food bowl, peeks up over the rim to keep an eye out for predators.

On Barbed Wire

Common House Finches on Barbed Wire, Tijuana Slough Estuary Park. Clearly, the finches didn't mind the barbed wire. In fact, it's probably easier than some of those tree branches they squeeze into.