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These are so hard to photograph in an aviary. The just don't co-operate. The are so flighty and just won't stay still. I took about 50 pics and just a few came out decent.

And a few more and one of my bl and wh mannikins with his best friend. They are always together.

They are georgeous Johnboy

They are beautiful birds!

You sure have good looking finches

Nice pictures John and beautiful little birds. Nice looking shaftail.

Wow! Absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing!

So beautiful!! Thanks for the photos.

That Blue-billed Fire finch is absolutely gorgeous!

Beauties, for sure. I love your outdoor aviaries

Sally wrote:That Blue-billed Fire finch is absolutely gorgeous!

The brilliant maroon red male is a black-bellied fire if it's the one you are talking about.

It's the one in the second photo of your first post, with a Lavender (at least I think that's a Lavender, though looks small in this photo) on a branch above, and no other birds in the photo. I've been concentrating on the Red-billed variety, but I'm tempted to branch out into other varieties of Fires--where I'll put them, I have no idea!

Sally wrote:It's the one in the second photo of your first post, with a Lavender (at least I think that's a Lavender, though looks small in this photo) on a branch above, and no other birds in the photo. I've been concentrating on the Red-billed variety, but I'm tempted to branch out into other varieties of Fires--where I'll put them, I have no idea!

Sally that is a black-bellied fire. The bird in the pic with it is a yellow bellied waxbill.

If you are like me you will find more room.

I thought that Lavender looked small in the photo. If you had to pick between Black-bellied Fires and Blue-billed Fires, which would you choose, and why? (Sounds like a question for a beauty contestant! )

Sally wrote:I thought that Lavender looked small in the photo. If you had to pick between Black-bellied Fires and Blue-billed Fires, which would you choose, and why? (Sounds like a question for a beauty contestant! )

The black bellied without a doubt is the most beautiful of the two. I like both and am glad I have both. But if I were at a show and had to choose I'd choose the black bellied because of it's spectacular red color.