{"id":138924,"date":"2025-01-22T03:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T09:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=138924"},"modified":"2025-01-23T03:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T09:53:13","slug":"male-house-finch-in-an-arkansas-snowstorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/01\/22\/male-house-finch-in-an-arkansas-snowstorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Male House Finch In An Arkansas Snowstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this month, during a snowstorm here in Arkansas, I felt fortunate to photograph a male House Finch while the snow was still falling.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale House Finch on a snowy Arkansas morning\u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 1000, +2.3 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The House Finches, like the rest of the birds, were busy coming to the feeders all day long. A few of the finches came in close to where I was sitting, bundled up, and I was delighted to take their photos with pure white snow behind them.<\/p>\n

It might look like the male House Finch in the photo above is giving me the stink eye, but he was simply waiting for his turn at the seed feeder.<\/p>\n

\"HouseHouse Finch male in a snowstorm\u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f7.1, 1\/160, ISO 1000, +2.3 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The day after the snowstorm began was cold, cloudy, foggy, and the snow was still falling. It was wonderful to sit out on the deck, photograph the birds, and, when my fingers got numb, head inside to warm up.<\/p>\n

The House Finches<\/span><\/a> here are year-round residents. Providing food during the winter, especially during snow events, helps them get through the coldest days.<\/p>\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":"

Earlier this month, during a snowstorm here in Arkansas, I felt fortunate to photograph a male House Finch while the snow was still falling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138917,"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":[13950,2696,13951],"tags":[4004,1996,13981,3504,3495,4175,3984,13931,2698,2697,4062,4378,4104,4050,4509,4899,4328,15824,373,13966],"class_list":["post-138924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-house-finches","category-sebastian-county","tag-adult","tag-driftwood","tag-feeder","tag-finch","tag-finches","tag-fog","tag-foggy","tag-garden","tag-haemorhous-mexicanus","tag-house-finch","tag-male","tag-morning","tag-perched","tag-snow","tag-snow-storm","tag-snowstorm","tag-snowy","tag-suburban","tag-winter","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-finch-snow-male-mia-mcpherson-7392.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-A8I","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":138924,"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":141213,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/03\/05\/male-house-finch-in-a-february-arkansas-snowstorm\/","url_meta":{"origin":138924,"position":1},"title":"Male House Finch In A February Arkansas Snowstorm","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"March 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Before spring arrives, I wanted to share one more snowy male House Finch photo\u2014he perched on a birdbath during a February snowstorm here in Arkansas.","rel":"","context":"In "Arkansas"","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Snowy male House Finch in Arkansas, Sebastian County","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-finch-male-snowy-birdbath-mia-mcpherson-C3562.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-finch-male-snowy-birdbath-mia-mcpherson-C3562.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-finch-male-snowy-birdbath-mia-mcpherson-C3562.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/house-finch-male-snowy-birdbath-mia-mcpherson-C3562.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":139028,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/01\/29\/female-purple-finch-in-an-arkansas-snowstorm\/","url_meta":{"origin":138924,"position":2},"title":"Female Purple Finch In An Arkansas Snowstorm","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"January 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I almost forgot! 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