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House finch

by John Tobias

Gallery: AvianPosted May 13, 2013163 views4 comments
I was surprised at how intense the red was on this house finch. His feeding on dandelion seeds provided a good opportunity to capture him. I never thought getting our backyard mowed would bring in so many birds.

Canon PS SX50
1/125 @ F-6.5 ISO 400
215mm. monopod

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 13, 2013 at 9:33 AM
Nice exposure John, natural settings and a mouthful to boot. Background a little cluttered but that's where he was. :toast:
Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments
Comment posted by Suzanne Huot on May 13, 2013 at 5:52 PM
such a colorful looking little Finch.I can see why you could not resist photographing him .Even though there is a lot of habitat surrounding him you still managed to get a nice clear and well detailed image of him. :toast:
Registered on December 28, 2010, 32 Posts, 240 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Cross on May 13, 2013 at 11:58 PM
Quite the handsome fellow, John. The color is pretty intense. I've never seen a HF in my area so brightly colored. He gave you a good pose and a nice look. Certainly a plus to actually have food in the mouth. A little more room on the right would help but not a big deal.
Registered on April 3, 2010, 271 Posts, 1342 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 14, 2013 at 1:07 AM
About the brightest HOFI I've seen, too. A nice shot in the short grass prairie... :wink:
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments