purple finch female eating crabapple at Lake Meyer Park IA 116A9251

These purple finches act like avian acrobats as they dangle from flimsy branches while feeding on the remaining crabapples. Notice how purple finches pick the crabapples apart while the fruits are still attached to the tree. Robins and cedar waxwings pick the crabapples off the tree and swallow them whole.

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