House Finch with beak deformity

Hunter58Hunter58 Registered Users Posts: 723 Major grins
edited May 3, 2014 in Wildlife
This poor little fellow appears to have a beak deformity. It's not terribly bad so I don't think it will effect his ability to eat.

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  • Hunter58Hunter58 Registered Users Posts: 723 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2014
    Just realized when looking closer he has more than a beak deformity. Look at his feet.
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2014
    Yep. He has a problem. I've never seen that yellow/orange color phase either, though I know it's not unheard of. Nice set.
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited May 1, 2014
    #2 is precious! Love the silver-jewelry type pattern from the bush or tree as well! I have seen this colored bird before.....was too far, could get anything useful! Cheers!
  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2014
    Very interesting--I wonder what happened to him. Once I photographed a Roseate Spoonbill, and when I got the shot up on my computer, I saw that there were matching holes in his bill, top and bottom, like someone shot him. Yet he otherwise looked healthy and was seemed to be getting along fine. I wonder if something attacked your bird as a chick, and it somehow escaped? Best, Pam
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