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Nature's Oddity

A recent backyard visitor. We believe this is a common house finch with a deformed beak...but he seemed perfectly normal in every other way and had a great fea...
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A recent backyard visitor. We believe this is a common house finch with a deformed beak...but he seemed perfectly normal in every other way and had a great feast at the feeder.
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Oct, 2018

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190

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Awards

Peer Award

+14

Top Choice

Absolute Masterpiece

Superb Composition

Outstanding Creativity

Genius

Superior Skill

Magnificent Capture

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It's possible this bird has bad kidneys, or liver. I had a parakeet with bad kidneys. Since they were not filtering properly the body discarded excess waste through the beak and toenails causing them to grow too fast.

Wow...very interesting. I knew it had to be something like that but other than the deformity he seem to be perfectly healthy and was actually eating.

Platinum

Aww! I’m wondering how it eats or picks up its food with this beak...it’s a wonder it’s survived..

Platinum

Cute little freak..great eye to spot it

PRO+

Excellent capture and edit and very interesting to learn about what could have happened to this Finch - he does seem to be pretty healthy.

PRO

He's different...but kinda cute...as long as his survival isn't jeopardized! He is the Jimmy Durante of the bird world! ; ) Glad he looks healthy! : ) Great capture!