House Finch Photo, Phillip Colla Photography

House Finch Photo

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Latitude: 31° 44' 59.13" N, Longitude: 110° 59' 49.09" W, Coord: 31.74976°, -110.99697°
Filed under: Arizona, Bird on 6/2/2009

You might guess, given its name, that the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) is a common bird. Indeed, the plants around Bill’s place were covered with these colorful, twittering, hyper little birds. The males had great coloration, deep reds and oranges, while the poor females had to settle for brown and gray. Birders and bird photographers view the house finch as something of a nuisance bird, but I had a good time trying to get them to sit still long enough for a picture.

House finch, male., Carpodacus mexicanus, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #22927, all rights reserved worldwide.
House finch, male. Amado, Arizona, USA.
Image: 22927  
Common name: House finch
Species: Carpodacus mexicanus
Location: Amado, Arizona, USA
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House finch, female., Carpodacus mexicanus, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #22899, all rights reserved worldwide.
House finch, female. Amado, Arizona, USA.
Image: 22899  
Common name: House finch
Species: Carpodacus mexicanus
Location: Amado, Arizona, USA
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Shot at Bill Forbes’ Pond at Elephant Head, which I visited and described recently.

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