With a striking red head and a brown breast, this bird is common in most of North America. It generally likes to come and hang out at bird feeders, where it politely picks at seed and drinks a couple of sips of water, dipping its beak into the water. (In my backyard, they are the only birds that drink water, and they do that a lot, since its the month of July, and it’s the middle of summertime.) Lately, though, they have no been drinking much water. I think that they found a new backyard to feed in.

Below: A House Finch looks down from a structure in Mclellan Ranch Park, CA.