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House Finch.


House Finch.
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Copyright: Luis Leal (Luis52) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-03-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D80, 80-200 f2.8D ED AF Nikkor+1.5X Kenko
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/500 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Silpa's Favourite Bird Shots, CeltickRanger's favorite Bird photos -4- [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-03-10 10:55
Viewed: 667
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus.

Adults have a long, square-tipped brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep gray on the wing feathers. Breast and belly feathers may be streaked; the flanks usually are. In most cases, adult males' heads, necks and shoulders are reddish. This color sometimes extends to the stomach and down the back, between the wings. Male coloration varies in intensity with the seasons and is derived from the berries and fruits in its diet. As a result, the colors range from pale straw-yellow through bright orange (both rare) to deep, intense red. Adult females have brown upperparts and streaked underparts.

Their song is a rapid, cheery warble or a variety of chirps.


Range and habitat
These birds are mainly permanent residents; some eastern birds migrate south. Their breeding habitat is urban and suburban areas in the East as well as various semi-open areas in the West from southern Canada to northern Florida and the Mexican state of Oaxaca; the population in central Chiapas may be descended from escaped cagebirds.

Originally only a resident of Mexico and the southwestern United States, they were introduced to eastern North America in the 1940s. The birds were sold illegally in New York City as "Hollywood Finches", a marketing artifice. To avoid prosecution under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, vendors and owners released the birds. They have become naturalized; in some unforested areas, they have displaced the native Purple Finch and nonnative House Sparrow. In 1870, or before, they were introduced into Hawaii.

Saludos
Luis52.
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hello Luis
WAUWH so super sharpness
GREAT details of the bird
beautiful colours
a great picture
greeting lou

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2413 W: 94 N: 5586] (17766)
  • [2009-03-10 12:20]

Hello Luis,
Wonderful sharp detailed photo of this House Finch. Very beautiful clear colours. Great pose and eye-contact in a good composition. Excellent POV and DOF.
Regards,
Peter

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3599 W: 143 N: 5697] (18625)
  • [2009-03-10 12:29]

Hi Luis.
Wonderful in all respects shot. Pictured scene is amazing. I like fine branch, impressive cloudy sky and of course wonderful bird. Its details and sharpness as well as colouration are reproduced perfectly. Pose of the bird, turn of head and your POV are brilliant and composition of the picture at whole also is great. My warm greetings and TFS. It is true masterpiece.
Alexei.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1388 W: 56 N: 4794] (16480)
  • [2009-03-10 12:38]

Hello Luis,
Very nice capture of this beautiful House Finch. Pretty sharp and good colours.
Very nice pose and,very good lighting and details.
Best regards Siggi

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2270 W: 10 N: 2658] (15659)
  • [2009-03-10 13:20]

Hola Luis,
muy bonita captura,
precioso encuadre y sobresaliente nitidez,
saludos

Hola Luis
very beautiful passerine bird with colorful plumage. wonderful shot with sharp details, POV/OOF, eyes contact, lighting and composition. small leaved tiny branches great for composition. exposure also great in your usual master quailty. thanks for showing us this beauty. best wishes amigo.
Ahmet

Hola Luis,
splendida cattura di Carpodacus mexicanus ripreso in una meravigliosa posa, ottima la nitidezza e magnifici e dalle tonalità delicate i colori, stupenda composizione.
TFS
Saludos cordiales
Maurizio

Hi Luis, an awesome and neat image of a beautiful house finch from a nice POV with nicely managed composition and lovely pose.
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

nice portria,t great light and composition, TFS Ori

hello Luis

a very beautiful photography of the House Finch male,
shot with very fine POV and framing, beautiful warm
luminosity and colour tones, great sharpness and details,
i love the bird's pose and the expression of his glance,
the catch-light render the photo more beautiful, TFS

Asbed

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1163 W: 32 N: 1204] (3688)
  • [2009-03-10 14:56]

Hi Luis,
Beautiful capture.I liked POV,colors,sharpness,details,simple BG and pose of bird a lot.Excellent work!
Thanks for posting.

Hola Luis,
What a pleasant finch composition my friend, the stance of the bird on the branch looks so simple and natural against an enhancing BG. TFS indeed!
Cheers,
Mehmet

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 469 W: 60 N: 947] (3016)
  • [2009-03-10 23:30]

Hello Luis,
I was reading the notes and found it interesting that these birds derive their intense colours from the berries they eat.Such are the wonderful ways of nature and the magic of its Creator, one can only look and learn around in awe.You have made a wonderful capture here to share with us.I love the posture of this House Finch that is looking so adorable.I also like the way the branch spread into a nice "Y" againt the light blue sky with your subject perched on it.Brilliant sharpness and details.

The lovely spread of pink on the body of the bird is so rich and glorious....you know it also reminds me of the festival "Holi", we are celebrating here today in India..of colours wherein natural colours (called GULAL primarily a beautifully fragrant pink powder smelling of roses and more flowers) derived from skin friendly sources such as flower extracts, turmeric,sandalwood etc are smeared on each other.In anceint India the festival was a soothing treatment for the skin thus deriving the best benefits of fragrant natural elements due to their therapeutic values(unfortunately the natural colours are used lesser and lesser today).Hence, many of us do not play HOLI.

So it is all the more a pleasant surprise to see this beautiful bird so natural so much still living its way the Creator had orginally designed it to lead..deriving its colour from the very natural resources it is meant to..

A lovely presentation with educative notes...so much for my celebration of my HOLI today.
Thank you so much for sharing this lovely birdie.

Cheers
Silpa
P.S:This beautiful HOLI reminder goes right into my "Favourite Bird Shots" theme.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2009-03-11 3:02]

Luis, Interesting shot and a very nice focus. The eyes are very well highlighted here.Ganesh

Hi Luis,
A nice capture of this beautiful house finch. Excellent sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-03-11 5:33]

Hi Luis,i like a lot this beautiful red in a soft sky background,details and colors very very top quality,simply perfect!!My best compliments,have a nice day,Luciano

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2009-03-11 7:17]

Hola Luis,
Color tones, light, POV and composition look very nice. Gracias y saludos,
Selen

hello luis,
fine capture of the housefinch, the focus is sharp and the details are excellent, the bg is lovely and the colours look so beautiful , well composed shot,
excellent work,
tfs & regards
pankaj

hello Luis
splendid glance, possible detail,
very beautiful composition
and sure too much good photo
best regards
Nasos

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3833 W: 190 N: 11412] (35173)
  • [2009-03-11 8:05]

Hola Luis,
Que hermosa!
A beautiful capture of a male House Finch taken from a great dorsal POV with its head turned to show excellent colours and a catchlight in the eye. The composition on the almost bare branch against a fine sky is great.
Un abrazo fraternal,
Ivan

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 926 W: 0 N: 1998] (8963)
  • [2009-03-11 12:52]

Hi Luis
Another nice presentation.Good POV and lovely pose.Very sharp image with nice colors.I also like the nice catch light in the eye.
TFS Michel

Hi Luis,

A really nice picture from these bird.
You have here good light.
Great of details with beautiful colours.

Gert

Hello Luis,
a very nice and clean shot, the lighting is very fine.
Very sharp with lot's of details and it's aslo well exposed.
Beautiful natural colours.
Well done.
Gert

Ciao Luis, lovely bird in great pose, fantastic colors, fine details and superb sharpness, wonderful capture, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • Marx44 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 174 W: 95 N: 604] (2146)
  • [2009-03-13 11:42]

Hello Luis,
Beatiful composition & details of this bird.
Thanks for sharing.
Marx

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