I saw the saffron finch this past past week

@oahuwriter (26773)
United States
February 19, 2019 5:14pm CST
I live near Kalihi Stream and it had some trees on it's borders. The State and City cut back the trees a whole lot. The little saffron finches I saw weekly when I catch the bus disappeared. This happened a couple of years back. I was so disappointed for back in 2006 is when I saw my first saffron finch on the Big Island. Then to my delight, this past week I saw a pair of saffron finches at the bus stop I go to regularly which is a different bus stop near Kalihi Stream. What a joy it was to see the pair of saffron finches again!
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Nevena Zivkovic
@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
19 Feb 19
What is saffron?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502805)
• Italy
20 Feb 19
Saffron Finches are little birds. Saffron is the yellow color, it gets the name from the Saffron spice that we use for risotto.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
20 Feb 19
Saffron is a color...like a golden color of curry. These little birds usually are seen in pairs. I saw my first pair when I was on the Big Island back in 2006. When I saw them on Oahu, I was so delighted for they are so cute to behold.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
20 Feb 19
@LadyDuck They are so cute to see. I was so sad when I didn't see them for over a year...but when I saw them this year it brought a spark of relief for they are such a delight to see.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382483)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Feb 19
That would have been a real thrill.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
21 Feb 19
It was. I enjoy bird watching and wondering what kind of bird it is.