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Yellow Finch Surveys Yard: Photo Of The Day

Is this finch looking for food, scanning for predators, sizing-up a possible mate? The life of a wild bird is not carefree!

A finch in a backyard tree in San Leandro, Calif.
A finch in a backyard tree in San Leandro, Calif. (Miyo Burnett)

SAN LEANDRO, CA — Miyo Burnett photographed a Yellow Finch in her backyard this week. If you are trying to identify the plants, the bird in in a Violette de Bordeaux Fig tree, an artichoke is to the left, and a plum tree is on the right.

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