Beautifully painted by the hand of God,
this bird is common in the state of Texas.
Sunrise will catch them perched
briefly atop the brush they live in,
singing with their beautiful voice.
Once they are noticed,
he is mistaken for
an escaped tropical bird.
They aren't seen very often,
for they stay hid among
streams, forest edges,
and other dense areas.
There is a big difference
between the male and female
of this small bright finch.
The male is brightly colored,
and the female is drabber and all green.
The males are highly territorial
and aggressive with each other.
Sometimes their fights result in death.
They munch on insect, larvae,
and spiders in breeding season.
Seeds in fall and winter.
They can fly up from the ground
to grab tall grass stems in their bills,
pull stems to the ground and extract
seeds. They can pick insects from
spider webs.
Their nests are deep and neatly
woven up of plant fibers, lined with
hair or fine grass. They place them
mostly in low vegetation.
Their eggs are gray and bluish-white with
brown or gray specks.
Laying 3-4.
I love this bird!
Adding your comment:
I have never seen one - their range and mine do not overlap! 
