{"id":54026,"date":"2018-09-09T05:04:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T11:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=54026"},"modified":"2024-09-08T12:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T17:57:06","slug":"male-house-finch-in-a-high-mountain-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/09\/09\/male-house-finch-in-a-high-mountain-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Male House Finch In A High Mountain Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I wrote that I didn’t think the common name for House Wren didn’t describe the small wrens well at all, that their common name sounded rather pedestrian and that Forest Wren had a nice descriptive ring to it. Today I’m sharing another “house” bird, a male House Finch and once again I think the common name for these finches sounds pedestrian.<\/p>\n

Once upon a time before humans interfered, as they seem to do, House Finches were found in the western part of North America, specifically the southwest, which was their historical range. So why not call them the Western Finch or something that describes them more accurately? Who knows.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale House Finch in a Wasatch Mountain canyon – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I see, but don’t often photograph House Finches at home, I get most excited about them away from human civilization and in their natural habitats. One of my favorite photos of this species is when I took an image of one on a Joshua Tree in southwestern Utah<\/span><\/a> out in the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n

These two photos were taken on the same day that I photographed a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk<\/span><\/a> last week. The male House Finch had perched on a branch above a brush pile out in the open in a mountain canyon. Tthis was before the young hawk showed up.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale House Finch looking down at the ground – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I forget what kind of plant was in the background of these images but a hint of fall color is shown in the leaves of the plant. The male House Finch appeared to be cleaning fruit juice off of its bill while I photographed him by rubbing his bill on the branch he was perched on. Unfortunately for me while he was doing that his eyes weren’t visible so the images I took didn’t meet my standards and will be deleted. He isn’t the most vibrantly colored House Finch I have ever photographed but I liked the setting and the eye contact I had with the finch in both photos.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

I see, but don’t often photograph House Finches at home, I get most excited about them away from human civilization and in their natural habitats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134211,"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":[27,2696,4594,26,773],"tags":[4004,4897,3940,3504,3495,2698,6783,2697,4062,4069,2315],"class_list":["post-54026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-house-finches","category-morgan-county","category-utah","category-wasatch-mountains","tag-adult","tag-branch","tag-canyon","tag-finch","tag-finches","tag-haemorhous-mexicanus","tag-hollow","tag-house-finch","tag-male","tag-mountains","tag-summer-3"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/house-finch-male-wasatch-mountains-mia-mcpherson-3225.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-e3o","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75042,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/11\/02\/male-cassins-finch-eating-a-mountain-mahogany-seed\/","url_meta":{"origin":54026,"position":0},"title":"Male Cassin’s Finch Eating a Mountain Mahogany Seed","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This male Cassin's Finch did pop out into the open with a mahogany seed in his bill and even though he was in the shade I took a few photos of him.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Cassin's Finch with a Mountain Mahogany seed, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cassins-finch-male-mountain-mahoghany-seed-mia-mcpherson-2269.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cassins-finch-male-mountain-mahoghany-seed-mia-mcpherson-2269.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cassins-finch-male-mountain-mahoghany-seed-mia-mcpherson-2269.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cassins-finch-male-mountain-mahoghany-seed-mia-mcpherson-2269.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":97439,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/11\/18\/male-house-finch-in-front-of-an-old-red-barn\/","url_meta":{"origin":54026,"position":1},"title":"Male House Finch In Front Of An Old Red Barn – What\u2019s In A Name?","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Just a simple photo this morning of a male House Finch perched on a greasewood in front of an old red barn at Farmington Bay WMA.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Male House Finch in front of a red barn, Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-finch-male-red-barn-background-mia-mcpherson-5090.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-finch-male-red-barn-background-mia-mcpherson-5090.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-finch-male-red-barn-background-mia-mcpherson-5090.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-finch-male-red-barn-background-mia-mcpherson-5090.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":116615,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/10\/02\/female-house-finch-in-sunflowers-gone-to-seed\/","url_meta":{"origin":54026,"position":2},"title":"Female House Finch In Sunflowers Gone To Seed","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"October 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"I was tickled to photograph this female House Finch last week in sunflowers that had gone to seed. I liked the finch, the autumn colors, and the morning light.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Adult female House Finch in sunflowers gone to seed, Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/house-finch-female-sunflowers-mia-mcpherson-1442.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/house-finch-female-sunflowers-mia-mcpherson-1442.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/house-finch-female-sunflowers-mia-mcpherson-1442.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/house-finch-female-sunflowers-mia-mcpherson-1442.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":54026,"position":3},"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. I noticed that he seemed dull compared to male House Finches I saw in Arkansas this year.","rel":"","context":"In "Arkansas"","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Dull male House Finch in Utah, Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/house-finch-adult-male-utah-mia-mcpherson-4025.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/house-finch-adult-male-utah-mia-mcpherson-4025.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/house-finch-adult-male-utah-mia-mcpherson-4025.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/house-finch-adult-male-utah-mia-mcpherson-4025.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":108583,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/12\/09\/crabapples-snow-and-male-house-finch-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":54026,"position":4},"title":"Crabapples, Snow And Male House Finch Photos","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 9, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"After I cleared the snow from my Jeep yesterday morning, I went out for a bit and took a few male House Finch photos as they feasted on crabapples.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Male House Finch eating a crabapple, Salt Lake County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/house-finch-crabapples-male-mia-mcpherson-5885.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/house-finch-crabapples-male-mia-mcpherson-5885.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/house-finch-crabapples-male-mia-mcpherson-5885.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/house-finch-crabapples-male-mia-mcpherson-5885.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":97200,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/11\/10\/orange-variant-male-house-finch-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":54026,"position":5},"title":"Orange Variant Male House Finch Photos","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 10, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week I had the opportunity to take a nice long series of an orange variant male House Finch while it ate the seeds of a greasewood.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Orange variant male House Finch, Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-finch-male-orange-variant-mia-mcpherson-2791.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-finch-male-orange-variant-mia-mcpherson-2791.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-finch-male-orange-variant-mia-mcpherson-2791.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/house-finch-male-orange-variant-mia-mcpherson-2791.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}