Desert Finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta Previously Carduelis obsoleta) near a puddle of water in the Negev desert, israel. The bird is indeed a desert resid

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Desert Finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta Previously Carduelis obsoleta) near a puddle of water in the Negev desert, israel. The bird is indeed a desert resident in areas where water is readily available, but it can also be found in low mountains and foothills, and in cultivated valleys. It feeds on seeds and the occasional insect. Nesting occurs in trees in the spring, often in fruit trees in orchards, and the female lays and incubates 4 to 6 pale green, lightly speckled eggs. Photographed in Israel in May

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Location: Israel
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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