Closeup on my cellphone, I've tried to minimize shaking but its not perfect. he is trying very hard to impress a female in the same cage.
Otherwise known as Taeniopygia guttata, its the most common petshop finch around here. This ones name is Alex, one of the few surviving ones we've handfed since birth. He was born was polio and was abandoned in our aviary.
Alex passed away August 19, 2012, was found Monday morning unconscious, Apparently he died in his sleep. He was approximately 10 years old
