house finch

Here's what that flock of house finches were doing in the neighbors' plum tree. And there were quite a few of them, day after day, hour after hour. And I saw bushtits doing the same on the same tree on an earlier visit. Still, the tree has survived this treatment for decades, so it must not be...

Another one of a male hf nibbling leaf buds off Mom's neighbors' plum tree.

They were a good-sized flock and the males were quite the rainbow of head plumages - from yellow via orange and scarlet to magenta. This one was one of the brightest colored.

Most of the finches in the trees on the west side of Mom's kitchen were house finches.

From my mother's garden. Watched the finches through the kitchen windows every morning at breakfast. West window - finches in the bare persimmon tree and the neighbors' bare plum. North window - finches (and towhees, and tits, and doves, and jays) at the feeder.

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) on the Balcony, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

This house finch was looking for food while it snowed.

Female House-finch, just a simple, brown bird.

I think this is the first year I've noticed the males outnumber the females in my garden. This female was waiting for all the males to finish eating their fill at the sunflower feeder.

Hi Folks; Captured this male House Finch in our garden today, sunny blue skies, 77F. Fill flash assist

Hi Folks: Captured this female House Finch in our garden today. Fill flash assist

Hi Folks; Very slim pickings this morning, Captured this female House finch in our garden. Fill flash assist. Also had a shot at a female Anna's

Hi Folks; Braved the chill, and was pleasantly surprised how the sun warmed me. Also Gina's goodies brought the birds in. Virden, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow rumped Warbler, Bewick Wren, Female Phainapepla, Gila Woodpeckers. M & F. Curve-billed Thrasher, House Finch M & F, Gila...

Hi Folks; Even colder this morning so I took this male House Finch from my archives that was captured in our garden under sunny blue skies in the past.

This little guy is a bit more orange than the other males I have here.

Leucistic House Finch taken through the kitchen window. At the feeder with this one there were also Pine Siskins and a Common Redpoll along with other Housefinches, Black-capped and Mountain Chickadees.

Captured this male House Finch on our Arizona Ash Trre under vivid blue sunny skies at 75F this afternoon. 600 MM HH, fill flash assist

Not sure about ID on this un, so guessing adult female House Finch?

Hi Folks; Captured this female House Finch under sunny blue skies 80F in our garden today. Fill flash assist.

Captured this little House Finch in our garden today under blue sunny skies 82F. I think it might be the yellow carotinoid variant? Fill flash assist

Hi Folks; Captured this male House Finch in our garden today perched on our Arizona Ash in beautiful sunny skies, 82F. Fill flash assist

House Finch(Male)

Just a simple finch...

The more typical of the "carotinoid" forms, i.e. the magenta coloring.