The following are a few photos that I took one morning this week (4-14-2022) of, what I believe to be, mated pairs of birds. My first photos show a Northern Cardinal couple that visit daily. The male is shown in my first photo and is a brighter red color than the female. Yesterday, I watched the female fly off from the feeder to a branch nearby and in a matter of seconds saw the male fly down on her and mated with her. It was so fast that I wasn't able to capture it on my camera but it was still an amazing thing to see!
Here are a "couple" of House Finches. I know I have at least two couples of House Finches that visit. I think they are getting used to me also as when I go out to fill the bird feeders they usually stay on a branch close by.
The male House Finch is the more colorful one. The female may not be as colorful but she is just as beautiful. When they first started showing up the female had a hurt eye but it appears to be much better now. Assuming this is the same pair.
My last photo shows the same male Northern Cardinal in my first photo that flew onto a branch over the bird feeders. I love how this photo shows the bluish-gray coloring of the feathers closer to his body. He is a handsome bird and less apprehensive than the female when I'm near the feeders. I hope you enjoyed seeing my "couple" of birds and I'll be showing another couple very soon! 💖
Thank you 
All photos and text by me 