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Adult female House Finch in sunflowers gone to seed \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\nThe sunflowers:<\/strong><\/h2>\nAbundantly noticeable in northern Utah, Common Sunflowers<\/span><\/a> are native wildflowers that aren’t just pretty; they also serve as wild bird food. Seed-eating birds literally flock to these sunflowers when they have gone to seed.<\/p>\nThere may be people who don’t care for the appearance of the dried sunflower seedheads. I do because I know what they do. They are excellent bird attractants.<\/p>\n
During late summer and early fall, these vibrant yellow wildflowers also draw in bees, spiders, butterflies, flies, moths, and various other insects. Those insects also attract birds. When both seed and insect eating birds are drawn to a wildflower, it earns my admiration as well. Additionally, Common Sunflowers are drought resistant, in a desert state having a water crisis, these plants thrive.<\/p>\n
The House Finch:<\/strong><\/h2>\nFemale House Finches<\/span><\/a> are a duller than the males, but in my opinion, they have subtle beauty.<\/p>\nI find these finches in a variety of habitats including urban areas, mountains, deserts, sagebrush steppes, and near alpine creeks, city ponds and parks.<\/p>\n
House Finches are year round residents in northern Utah which is part of their historical range. House Finches were introduced to the eastern half of North America and Hawaii.<\/p>\n
As a side note, I noticed something interesting about the male House Finches that I saw in Arkansas and Oklahoma this spring and early summer while visiting my dear friend and excellent wildlife photographer, Steve Creek<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\nThe male House Finches in those locations were much more vibrantly colored than those here in northern Utah.<\/p>\n
Since the males of this species get their coloration from their diet, it makes me wonder what the male finches in Arkansas and Oklahoma were eating there to be so brightly colored.<\/p>\n
Yes, I always have birds and everything connected to them on my mind. It’s my nature.<\/p>\n
There may be people who don’t care for the appearance of the dried sunflower seedheads. I do because I know what they do. They are excellent bird attractants.<\/p>\n
During late summer and early fall, these vibrant yellow wildflowers also draw in bees, spiders, butterflies, flies, moths, and various other insects. Those insects also attract birds. When both seed and insect eating birds are drawn to a wildflower, it earns my admiration as well. Additionally, Common Sunflowers are drought resistant, in a desert state having a water crisis, these plants thrive.<\/p>\n
The House Finch:<\/strong><\/h2>\nFemale House Finches<\/span><\/a> are a duller than the males, but in my opinion, they have subtle beauty.<\/p>\nI find these finches in a variety of habitats including urban areas, mountains, deserts, sagebrush steppes, and near alpine creeks, city ponds and parks.<\/p>\n
House Finches are year round residents in northern Utah which is part of their historical range. House Finches were introduced to the eastern half of North America and Hawaii.<\/p>\n
As a side note, I noticed something interesting about the male House Finches that I saw in Arkansas and Oklahoma this spring and early summer while visiting my dear friend and excellent wildlife photographer, Steve Creek<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\nThe male House Finches in those locations were much more vibrantly colored than those here in northern Utah.<\/p>\n
Since the males of this species get their coloration from their diet, it makes me wonder what the male finches in Arkansas and Oklahoma were eating there to be so brightly colored.<\/p>\n
Yes, I always have birds and everything connected to them on my mind. It’s my nature.<\/p>\n
I find these finches in a variety of habitats including urban areas, mountains, deserts, sagebrush steppes, and near alpine creeks, city ponds and parks.<\/p>\n
House Finches are year round residents in northern Utah which is part of their historical range. House Finches were introduced to the eastern half of North America and Hawaii.<\/p>\n
As a side note, I noticed something interesting about the male House Finches that I saw in Arkansas and Oklahoma this spring and early summer while visiting my dear friend and excellent wildlife photographer, Steve Creek<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n The male House Finches in those locations were much more vibrantly colored than those here in northern Utah.<\/p>\n Since the males of this species get their coloration from their diet, it makes me wonder what the male finches in Arkansas and Oklahoma were eating there to be so brightly colored.<\/p>\n Yes, I always have birds and everything connected to them on my mind. It’s my nature.<\/p>\n