At the time, we didn't know it but there are several areas in the US where they breed including Huntington Central Park. Their origin is from escaped cage birds who have survived in the wild. We saw a female (with a short tail) as well as the male with its long flowing tail.
I saw this bird today Mail & Female at Huntington Beach Central Park 8/10/2014
ReplyDeleteThere must be quite a few since I saw a male twice in West Garden Grove. 8/8/16 and the week before.
DeleteThank you! I live in Santa Ana and just saw one of these in our yard for the first time.and we've lived here for 10 years!
ReplyDeleteJust took a picture of this pin-tailed Whydah at our backyard bird feeder in Woodbridge, Irvine. Beautiful long tail
ReplyDeleteJust took a picture of this pin-tailed Whydah at our backyard bird feeder in Woodbridge, Irvine. Beautiful long tail
ReplyDeleteThis must be the one that visits me everyday here in Huntington Beach. Been here for 35 yrs and have never seen one like this.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting.
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ReplyDeletePin-tailed Whydah visited my Huntington Beach garden this morning...First sighting...amazing!
ReplyDeleteIts as if you had a great grasp on the subject matter, but you forgot to include your readers. Perhaps you should think about this from more than one angle. bird pins
ReplyDeleteWe have had 2 and 3 visiting our back yard feeder for a couple of weeks in Turtle Rock in Irvine.
ReplyDeleteWe appear to have a family of these birds: male, female and what appears to be a juvenile. We've been feeding a good finch mixand they're round every day for most of the day. Location; Portola Park section of Santa Ana
ReplyDeleteOne has been coming to my backyard for seeds on the ground every day for two weeks now. Palos Verdes Estates, CA
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