{"id":114623,"date":"2023-07-23T03:05:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T09:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=114623"},"modified":"2023-07-23T03:06:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T09:06:05","slug":"female-house-finch-photos-in-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/07\/23\/female-house-finch-photos-in-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Female House Finch Photos In Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m sharing just a few photos of female House Finches this morning that I took while I was visiting my friend, Steve Creek<\/span><\/a>, in Arkansas last month.<\/p>\n

\"FemaleFemale House Finch in low light \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/1250, ISO 1600, +0.3 EV, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though all three of these female House Finch images were taken in the same location in Steve’s yard, the lighting conditions varied. When I took this first photo of a female House Finch, the light was low. I loved the texture of the driftwood perch and how well it complimented the same colors and tones of the female finch’s plumage.<\/p>\n

\"FemaleFemale House Finch perched on driftwood \u2013 Canon R7, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 3200, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This second photo, taken in the early morning hours, shows the golden light of dawn. The warmth of the sunlight caused a golden glow on the finch and the driftwood perch she was on.<\/p>\n

Male House Finches are certainly more colorful than the females of this species, but I find the more subtle females to be equally as beautiful.<\/p>\n

This female may have been even more beautiful if she had wiped her bill a little before I photographed her. But, hey, I’m pretty sure I looked a bit messy that morning too.<\/p>\n

\"FemaleFemale House Finch in bright morning light \u2013 Canon R11, f8, 1\/1250, ISO 2500, Canon RF 800mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

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Finally, here is the last female House Finch photo, taken three minutes later than the one above, but on a different day. This image features more dramatic lighting, and I find it very appealing. Of the three female House Finch photos, I like the last one the most. Your mileage may vary, much like the lighting did when I took these finch photos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my House Finch photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m sharing just a few photos of female House Finches this morning that I took while I was visiting my friend, Steve Creek, in Arkansas last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13950,27,2696,13951],"tags":[4004,5007,1996,13981,3504,3495,2698,2697,156,4099,4104,13964,165,2315,8018,30,13966],"class_list":["post-114623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-house-finches","category-sebastian-county","tag-adult","tag-bright","tag-driftwood","tag-feeder","tag-finch","tag-finches","tag-haemorhous-mexicanus","tag-house-finch","tag-low-light-2","tag-morning-light","tag-perched","tag-sebastian-county","tag-spring","tag-summer-3","tag-urban","tag-utah-2","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/house-finch-female-arkansas-mia-mcpherson-1431.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-tOL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":140381,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/02\/20\/winter-male-purple-finch-images-plus-a-fun-bonus-photo\/","url_meta":{"origin":114623,"position":0},"title":"Winter Male Purple Finch Images Plus A Fun Bonus Photo","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"February 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"After the sleet, ice, and snow from the recent winter storm, I was thrilled to have a Purple Finch in my viewfinder for a bit\u2014even though it was bitter cold.","rel":"","context":"In "Arkansas"","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Male Purple Finch after a snowstorm, Sebastian County, Arkansas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/purple-finch-male-snow-mia-mcpherson-3964.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/purple-finch-male-snow-mia-mcpherson-3964.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/purple-finch-male-snow-mia-mcpherson-3964.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/purple-finch-male-snow-mia-mcpherson-3964.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":129450,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/06\/13\/arkansas-house-finch-with-odd-coloration\/","url_meta":{"origin":114623,"position":1},"title":"Arkansas House Finch With Odd Coloration","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"While I visited my friend Steve Creek in Arkansas, he had a House Finch with an odd color variation coming to his feeders, which I photographed from his deck.","rel":"","context":"In "Arkansas"","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"House Finch adult with plumage color variation, Sebastian County, Arkansas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/house-finch-arkansas-odd-coloration-mia-mcpherson-7475.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/house-finch-arkansas-odd-coloration-mia-mcpherson-7475.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/house-finch-arkansas-odd-coloration-mia-mcpherson-7475.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/house-finch-arkansas-odd-coloration-mia-mcpherson-7475.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":117082,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/10\/16\/male-house-finch-color-comparisons\/","url_meta":{"origin":114623,"position":2},"title":"Male House Finch Color Comparisons","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"October 16, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"I photographed this male House Finch at Farmington Bay WMA 3 days ago. 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