This is Donovan, a chocolate self Bengalese finch. Originally believed to be a male, it turned out Dovovan was a female and currently has 6 chicks with Apollo.
No one dares mess with Donovan, and if they do, she just stares them down, no fighting ever occurs.
We tried changing Donovan's name to Dona once we new he was in fact a she, but it's a force of habbit thats hard to break.
Apollo - Male
Apollo - Male Pure White Bengalese Finch
This is Apollo, a pure white Bengalese finch. Originally we thought he was just heavily pied to be all white, but he has managed to have six chicks with Donovan, of which none appear to be pied (though one does randomly have a single pure white tail feather).
We got Apollo and Lilly at the same time, and we are so pleased Apollo turned out to be a male. His song is soft and cute, though he needs to work on the dance a bit. Apollo is a bit of coward when it comes to water, taking ages to get in a bath while the ladies just jump right in.
Luna - Female
Luna - Female Fawn Pied Bengalese Finch
This is Luna, a fawn pied Bengalese finch. We got Luna the time we got Donovan and they get one really well. We always suspected Luna was a female and now she has 4 chicks with Apollo.
Originally a very skittish finch, her time with the Zebras has made her feisty and very defensive of nests if she is the first one in, though this is only with Apollo and Lilly.
Lilly - Female
Lilly - Female Chocolate Pied Bengalese Finch
This is Lilly, a chocolate pied Bengalese finch. Currently Lilly has no chicks as she appears to fight off Apollo everytime he tries his luck. She helped nanny Luna's chicks, though Lilly and Luna never really got on before Luna had chicks.
Once all of the chicks fledged, Lilly was a sucker for feeding and fed beggers without question, getting mobbed everytime.
Bengalese Finch Babies Jan 2012 (Luna & Apollo's)
Dune - Female
Dune - Female Fawn Pied Bengalese Finch
Fawn Pied. Female. Currently no leg band.
Isobelle - Female
Isobelle - Female Pure White Bengalese Finch
Possible Pure White. Female. Red leg band on left leg.
Cosmos - Male
Cosmos - Male Fawn Washed Pied Bengalese Finch
Fawn Washed Pied. Male. Currently no leg band.
Cosmos has successfully replicated Apollo's song, and taken it for himself.
Freya - Female
Freya - Female Fawn Washed Pied Bengalese Finch
Fawn Washed Pied. Female. Currently no leg band.
Bengalese Finch Babies Jan 2012 (Donovan & Apollo's)
Theodore - Male
Theodore - Male Chocolate Bengalese Finch
Chocolate Self. Male. White leg band on left leg.
Theo's singing appears to seduce the Cherry finches...
Ecco - Female
Ecco - Female Chocolate Washed Bengalese Finch
Possible Chocolate Washed. Female. Green leg band on left leg.
Demitri - Female
Demitri - Female Chocolate Bengalese Finch
Chocolate Self. Female. Blue leg band on left leg.
Now looks remarkably like Donovan.
Aquila - Female
Aquila - Female Chocolate Washed Bengalese Finch
Possibly Chocolate Washed. Female. Red leg band on left leg.
Aquila died 15/05/2013 after becoming egg bound.
Comet - Male
Comet - Male Chocolate Washed Bengalese Finch
Possible Chocolate Washed. Male (late singer). Yellow leg band on left leg.
Peppi - Female
Peppi - Female Chocolate Washed Bengalese Finch
Possible Chocolate Washed. Female. Red leg band on right leg.
Additional Birds
Ashton - Male
Ashton - Male Fawn Pied Crested Bengalese Finch
Ashton is a male fawn pied crested bengalese finch. We bought Ashton October 2012 from the National Bird Show in Stafford.
Aston and Ringo seem to be brothers and even though their in the aviary with the other bengalese finches, they seem to spend most of their time alone or in low numbers.
Aston has a blue leg band on his left leg.
Ringo - Male
Ringo - Male Fawn Pied Crested Bengalese Finch
Ringo is a male fawn pied crested bengalese finch. We bought Ringo October 2012 from the National Bird Show in Stafford.
Aston and Ringo have very similar songs, though Ringo's appears to be ever so slightly more complicated with a few extra beats at the start.