The Bird Protector

About a month ago, my dad found a small bird on the ground outside his home. It had fallen out of the nest, so he decided to take care of it until it could fend for itself. I find it odd that he loves helping animals because he's an avid hunter. Even so, growing up, I watched him help baby birds, squirrels, rabbits, and raccoons.
After spending $45.00 or so on mail order red worms, my dad thought it was time for this little birdie to move on and fly away. This did not happen as expected. At first, the bird flew up on the roof of my dad's house and looked around with curiosity. Later, we checked and it had flown away. That was great! It was finally on it's way to a normal bird life, or so we thought. My dad called me later to say that the bird was back hungry and crying for food. So now, each time he tries to let the bird go, it comes back when it's hungry. I suppose my dad has spent close to $100.00 in worms now. This bird is eating good!

Time to Walk

Last Monday (3-16) was a beautiful day, so the kids and I decided to take a little walk. On our way home, we discovered some cute birds searching for food along the road. I don't remember seeing this type of bird before. Thankfully, I had the camera with me to take a few pictures. I tried to look up this species of bird and thought it might be a Eurasian Bullfinch. I'm not so sure that is correct though because the top of it's head is red. I need to look for my bird book. Is there anyone who wants to join me in the search to identify this bird? If you find out what it is, please share.