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House Finch


House Finch
Photo Information
Copyright: Mario Belanger (EOSF1) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4804] (21334)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-21
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400 F4-5.6 L IS USM, ISO 200, B+W 77 010 UV-Haze 1 x
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/640 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-07 7:52
Viewed: 565
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 56
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Here's a male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus, 13-14 cm) photographed at a chilly -20C at the Domaine de Maizerets in Quebec city.

From: www.birds.cornell.edu

A bright red and brown-striped bird of the cities and suburbs, the House Finch comes readily to feeders. It also breeds in close association with people, and often chooses a hanging plant in which to put its nest.
Medium-sized finch.
Male bright red on head, chest, and rump; female brown and striped.
Bill short and thick, with rounded top edge.
Two thin white wingbars.
Size: 13-14 cm (5-6 in)
Wingspan: 20-25 cm (8-10 in)
Weight: 16-27 g (0.56-0.95 ounces)
Sex Differences
Male red, female grayish brown with stripes.
Song a hoarse warble that goes up and down rapidly. Call note a sharp "cheep."
Conservation Status
Common and benefiting from human development. Eastern populations cut in half by eye disease in the last decade. To find out more about this disease and learn how you can help track it and its effects, go to the House Finch Disease Survey home page, or here for an article on the topic from Birdscope. You can help scientists learn more about this species by participating in the Celebrate Urban Birds! project.
Other Names
Roselin familier (French)
Gorri�n dom�stico, Gorri�n com�n, Gorri�n mexicano (Spanish)


Cool Facts


The House Finch was originally a bird of the southwestern United States and Mexico. In 1940 a small number of finches were turned loose on Long Island, New York, and they quickly started breeding. They spread across the entire eastern United States and southern Canada within the next 50 years.


The red or yellow color of a male House Finch comes from pigments that it gets in its food during molt. The more pigment in the food, the redder the male. Females prefer to mate with the reddest male they can find, perhaps assuring that they get a capable male who can find enough food to feed the nestlings.


When nestling House Finches defecate, the feces are contained in a membranous sac, as in most birds. The parents eat the fecal sacs of the nestlings for about the first five days. In most songbird species, when the parents stop eating the sacs, they carry the sacs away and dispose of them. But House Finch parents do not remove them, and the sacs accumulate around the rim of the nest.
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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 475 W: 0 N: 926] (7973)
  • [2008-03-07 8:07]

Hi Mario,

This is another nice capture of a house finch. I like the finches in your country. The colors of this bird are superb.Sharpness,pose and POV are all well done. TFS.

regards,
Zeno.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1786 W: 8 N: 4638] (14987)
  • [2008-03-07 8:22]

Hi Mario,

These male House Finches are so pretty and you make them even more beautiful. Wonderful colors and sharp details as always. I love the composition on the diagonal branch.

Jane

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1033 W: 26 N: 2998] (10820)
  • [2008-03-07 8:23]

Hi Mario,
truly stunning, the composition, DOF and fine detail are all first class. Well done on a very artistic shot!
Paul

Hi Mario,
a wonderful picture with simple but lovley colours.
The exposure and sharpness are very good, all details in the
plumage are well seen. Composition andPOV are also good.
Great work.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2082 W: 216 N: 3759] (12474)
  • [2008-03-07 8:33]

Hi Mario

See...now here is a big difference - you took such a beautifully colored photo in -20C while here we have +10 and everything grey :(
I really like this one, too (just like all of your photos for that matter) :)
The tones here are simply lovely and the diagonal composition - with the branch - is really terrific.
Again a splendid use of the fill-in flash that brings out even more details and also enhances the colors on the bird plus it gives that cute little catchlight.

BRAVO and TFS
Horia

the reds and blues make a magical combination here Mario. Extremely fine details in the bird as well as the branch. An A+ image. Nicely noted and composed.
Bob

Hello Mario,
Beautiful capture of the cute looking House Finch. Good sharpness and details.Liked the diagonal composition . Lovely colours.
Thanks for the share,
Smitha.

Hi Mario
Great shot, very nice light and great compo.
Cheers.

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1022 W: 5 N: 2802] (10144)
  • [2008-03-07 10:13]

Hola Mario.
Como es costrumbre en tus trabajos esta es una muy bella foto. Agradables tonos de colores y fina la pose de este "Gorrion"
Interesante la nota escrita aqui.
Saludos Mario.
Luis52.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1210 W: 68 N: 2509] (8277)
  • [2008-03-07 10:19]

Hello Mario,
Another excellent photo in superb quality. Colours, sharpness, details, diagonal composition and POV are marvelous.
Regards,
Peter

Hello Mario,
My respected bird photographer!
another top quality of the house finch!
just perfect in everything for what a bird portrait should have!
my compliment
Tony

Hi Mario, an other superb bird with wonderful colors, excellent details and splendid sharpness, great composition, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1991 W: 5 N: 5557] (20998)
  • [2008-03-07 12:16]
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Hi mario. having looked at your pictures over the last few weeks now i have made up my mind that i will buy myself a canon 100 400 to go with my 40D. And hope i can get somthing half as good as yours.
Tonights little bird is once again first class , with fine detail ans excellent colours. you use the light so well. with a fine pOV/DOF. very well done TFS.
Nick..
Have a good weekend my friend.

Splendida immagine, eccellenti composizione e nitidezza, colori fantastici. Complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Mario,
An excellent shot with great sharpness, love the POV..and love the subject!!
TFS!
Rashmi

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 0 N: 4842] (14380)
  • [2008-03-07 13:53]

Hi Mario

A superb shot - the detail and pose are outstanding. The subject is well framed and has excellent exposure and colour.

TFS

James

Bonsoir Mario,

Très belle photo avec une composition impeccable et couleurs magnifiques. Bien réussi!

Merci,

Eugène

Bonsoir Mario,

Belle photo de ce roselin. Bonne composition et bon point de vue. Excellente netteté. Très belles lumières et couleurs.
Bonne soirée,
Mariki

Even wth a downy jacket I don't see how these little ones survve such temperatures. s it true that they have a form of ant-freeze in there tiny legs and feet? Ths one looks pretty red so I suppose his chances are pretty good. : )

TFS another great shot
Evelynn : )

Hi Mario,
Fantastic shot, beautiful vivid colors and nice clarity, excellent sharpness and depth of field, good composition and pov, greqat pose and good light.
Angela

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1692 W: 242 N: 5589] (19849)
  • [2008-03-08 3:39]

Hello Mario,
nice portrait of this House Finch!
Beautiful colours and great lighting.
Good POV and composition.
Nice BG as well.
Razor-sharp.
Very well done,

Joe

Hello Mario,
Superb shot, well framed great details and beautiful light
TFS
Albert

salut Mario

encore une fois une très belle photo du Roselin familier,
excellent POV et cadrage, très belle luminosité de l'avant-plan,
merveilleuses couleurs du background,
excellente netteté et détails du plumage

TFS

Asbed

Hello Mario,
Very good light and colors...
-20 Celsius...awesome.
TFS
Annick

Lovely pink light well mastered to get nice details of well captured composition.

Hi Mario

perfect use of flash which shows details and colors and nice composition of this little cutie.
well done
TFS
Babak

Great shot Mario !

Excellent sharpness, colors and composition. Very nicely done.

Regards,

Martin

je ne viens pas assez souvent sur TN pour saluer toutes tes magnifiques photos, variées et toujours de bonne qualité, ça prendrait trop de temps, cette galerie est bien fournie !
en tout cas bravo pour toutes ces réussites
ici la profondeur est parfaite,
même si ce n'est pas la seule qui en mérite une, ça vaut bien une petite étoile verte,
amicalement
jo

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