We have a fairly large bird aviary on the side of our house, which means we get to enjoy the birds from our living room and main bedroom, with just the window glass between us and the birds.
We first started with Zebra finches, because they are cheap and easy to breed. After plenty of success with breeding Zebra finches, we switched to Gouldian finches, and have since also acquired some more exotic finches.

I have previously posted photos of some of our Gouldian finches (and more here), as well as photos of our baby quails, but have never posted photos of our other birds.
This morning I spent some time photographing the other finches in our aviary. The Yellow-breasted Waxbill finches are probably my favourite. They are more petite than our other finches, and are also more active, constantly on the move.

Here is a selection of photos of our pair of Yellow-breasted Waxbill finches (also known as Zebra Waxbill finches), with photos of the Painted Firetail finches and Yellow-head Star finches to come in a future post.

female yellow-breasted waxbill finch

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Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/80 sec, f/4, ISO200

male yellow-breasted waxbill finch

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Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/400 sec, f/4

female yellow-breasted waxbill finch

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Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/50 sec, f/4, ISO200

male yellow-breasted waxbill finch

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Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/160 sec, f/4

pair of yellow-breasted waxbill finches

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Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/200 sec, f/4