Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Wild Birds: House Finch

This week I had a couple of lovely little house finches visit the backyard feeder. Mrs. Finch wasn't too keen on getting her picture taken but I'm hoping she'll change her mind once she's a little more comfortable.
I'll let the photos speak for themselves so click on the first and enjoy the slide show.


Linking to Wild Bird Wednesday.
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34 comments:

  1. KarenApril 9, 2013 at 12:34 PM

    Terrific close-up! These are such cute little birds! I have a finch couple that visit regularly.

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  2. TexWisGirlApril 9, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    SO cute! love the plucky stance in the 2nd one. :)

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  3. HansHBApril 9, 2013 at 1:21 PM

    Lovely photos, great to see!

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  4. Phil SladeApril 9, 2013 at 2:10 PM

    House Fiches are a lovely looking species to have around Carletta. Your pictures do them justice. The second one looks a little like a young bird but I guess it's the wrong time of year and not knowing your precise location.

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  5. RajeshApril 9, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    Beautiful shots. Very cute bird.

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  6. Amy BurzeseApril 9, 2013 at 3:33 PM

    I have ID some house finches recently. I've just started to try to identify birds beyond the basic ones I do know by sight.

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  7. kayerjApril 9, 2013 at 4:09 PM

    I love watching the finches in the spring

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  8. Carole M.April 9, 2013 at 4:15 PM

    they are just delightful; the colourings really 'pretty' too

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  9. mickApril 9, 2013 at 4:21 PM

    Beautiful birds and great photo and I really like the way they have their beaks full of food.

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  10. JoriApril 9, 2013 at 4:28 PM

    Gorgeous! I wish that my close ups were awesome like yours. They are always amazing!

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  11. Anne (cornucopia)April 9, 2013 at 4:37 PM

    Great photos! I love those birds!

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  12. NancyApril 9, 2013 at 5:41 PM

    You really captured their beauty and color...such great shots.....

    Aren't we all, including the birds, so happy spring is finally here....
    Happy sunshine days to you....

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  13. NatureFootstepApril 9, 2013 at 5:47 PM

    beautiful protraits of the fnches.

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  14. RoseApril 9, 2013 at 6:50 PM

    Wonderful captures, Carletta!

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  15. FayeApril 9, 2013 at 7:36 PM

    You've perhaps solved a mystery, Carletta. I got photos of some small birds that had the same brown "pinto" markings but they didn't have the red breast. Could they still be finches? Do you have a general purpose book you'd recommend for bird ID?

    Hope these cuties grow less suspicious of you. Would like to see more of them.

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  16. Karen LakisApril 9, 2013 at 7:39 PM

    That was a fun slide show!

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  17. NickiApril 9, 2013 at 9:47 PM

    I think you did an excellent job with the close-ups.

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  18. JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)April 9, 2013 at 11:05 PM

    OH they are all so wonderful - I love the little birds.

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  19. LindaApril 9, 2013 at 11:21 PM

    Beautiful, Carletta! I love birds, and am very fond of finches.

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  20. Coloring Outside the LinesApril 10, 2013 at 5:40 AM

    Beautiful little ones!

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  21. Stewart MApril 10, 2013 at 7:11 AM

    Nice little bird - nice red hat!

    Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  22. Hootin AnniApril 10, 2013 at 7:23 AM

    Pretty!!!! I've seen them in Colorado when we lived there, but none here in South Texas.

    Great photos Carletta. Oh, and LOVED your response in my comments yesterday about "is there any other kind of butter...real butter?" Touché

    BAD 'Hair' DAY

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  23. ArijaApril 10, 2013 at 8:21 AM

    Wish our house finches were so colourful! Wonderful shots Carletta.

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  24. Leave It To DavisApril 10, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    Thanks for the enthusiastic welcoming back! Your pictures are beautiful, as ever! I'm so glad you came and commented...I deleted everything when I deleted my blog and that included the blogs I followed....so I need everyone to come comment so that I can come visit! I remembered the two or three I had followed for years, and there were a few of you on there as followers, but the rest I need to find. Augh! At least I got rid of the zip file emails!

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  25. EG CameraGirlApril 10, 2013 at 10:48 AM

    The males are such a lovely colour.

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  26. CabinGirlApril 10, 2013 at 11:34 AM

    They're such pretty little birds. You captured them really well!

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  27. i stora dragApril 10, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    Very nice photos of those birds!
    I think the mrs. looks very fine on the last one! I have never seen those in my garden!
    Thanks for your comment! /Pia

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  28. Grandma Barb's This and ThatApril 10, 2013 at 3:25 PM

    Wonderful closeups of these pretty little birds. I've had a couple at my feeder the last few days. But they are too quick for me to get a picture.

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  29. NeilApril 10, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    Beautiful close-ups.

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  30. AnonymousApril 11, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    verynice photos ... I'm sharing the common redpoll this week

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  31. Janice ThomsonApril 11, 2013 at 1:43 PM

    Love to hear their songs too. great closeups Carletta.

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  32. Sallie (FullTime-Life)April 11, 2013 at 4:58 PM

    I love that slide-show feature! Cute house finches -- they were regular visitors to our feeders when we lived in Oregon.

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  33. Rosemary AubutApril 11, 2013 at 6:37 PM

    Beautiful colors and such great shots!

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  34. Wally JonesApril 11, 2013 at 10:31 PM

    Wonderful series! I love these guys. So colorful and active.
    Thank you for sharing your birds!

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