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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: 1298 W: 104 N: 4606] (20485)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400 F4-5.6 L IS USM, ISO 400, B+W 77 010 UV-Haze 1 x
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-23 9:22
Viewed: 337
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Another shot of a male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus, 13-14 cm) photographed in the garden.

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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Great to have such visitors in the garden, Mario.
Especially when you are a photographer..
TFS
Annick

Hi Mario,
Excellent capture.
Fantastic details, sharp, colors and composition.
Very well done!
TFS Malgosia

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 290 W: 3 N: 715] (3332)
  • [2008-07-23 10:08]

hello sir
Lovely picture.
nice pleasant details
TFS

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 198 W: 2 N: 514] (1936)
  • [2008-07-23 10:14]

Hi Mario,
This if perfect capture with excellent shot, sharpness and details. POV and composition great as like coloration.
Congratulations

Siggi

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 937 W: 5 N: 2456] (9197)
  • [2008-07-23 11:05]

Salut Mario,une autre grande spectacle,cette fois les couleurs sont vraiment extraordinaires,sois du oiseux ,sois du derriere,encre une fois mes plus gros compliments et merci de partager cette beaute' de la nature,Luciano

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 737 W: 0 N: 1497] (6754)
  • [2008-07-23 11:39]

Salut Mario
Excellente présentation.Belle image avec une belle pause de l'oiseau.Image bien en focus avec de bon détail.
Merci Michel

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1116 W: 59 N: 2259] (7487)
  • [2008-07-23 12:31]

Hello Mario,
Great photo in splendid colours. Excellent sharp details. POV, DOF and BG are superb.
Regards,
Peter

Ciao Mario,
un'altra bella immagine di questo fringillide, eccellente definizione, magnifici i colori e stupendo OOF BG.
Grazie e complimenti
Maurizio

I love your backgrounds, Mario. You have mastered your technique. The rich colors are wonderful.

TFS
Evelynn : )

Bonjour Mario,
j'aime les visiteurs de ton jardin et les superbes photos que tu en fait
Encore bravo
Albert

salut Mario

quelle belle photo, tu es un artiste photographe animalier Mario,
superbe POV, DOF et cadrage, trčs belle luminosité
et couleurs de l'image, excellente netteté et détails

en solidarité ŕ nos amis suspendu, j'ai décidé de prendre
un peu de vacance et de mieux revenir en force en septembre,

TFS

Asbed

Hello Mario,
Super capture with par excellence details & sharpness of the male House Finch. The eye as well as plumage color has come out very well against the background. TFS.
Regards-Subhash

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2003 W: 6 N: 1955] (13053)
  • [2008-07-24 15:48]

Hola amigo Mario,
precioso disparo,
foco y color,
bello plumaje, iluminación y pov.
saludos

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 164 W: 10 N: 148] (968)
  • [2008-07-26 0:23]

Merhaba Mario,
Çok gözalıcı bir kare. Kuşun kırmızı rekli tüyleri ve gaga, göz detayları harika olmuş.
Eline sağlık.
Hüseyin

Hola Mario,
Un amuy buena foto, me gusta el acercamiento que pudiste lograr, se aprecia bien al ave alimentándose. Los colores y luz muy bellos. Buen trabajo
Saludos
Hernán

Bonjour Mario,

Le roselin familier sur la bűche est impressionnant. la priuse de vue permet de voir avec précision les détails et les couleurs de l'oiseau. Le sujet est bien cadré. La lumičre rehausse la beauté des couleurs. Bonne journée.

Pierre

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