{"id":88505,"date":"2021-05-21T05:55:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T11:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=88505"},"modified":"2024-05-21T04:57:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T09:57:36","slug":"spring-female-cassins-finch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/05\/21\/spring-female-cassins-finch\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Female Cassin’s Finch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SpringSpring female Cassin’s Finch next to a creek \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

When this female Cassin’s Finch landed next to a creek two days ago in the West Desert I was happy to take her photo. I don’t get to photograph this finch species nearly as often as I would like to be able to.<\/p>\n

A few weeks ago I missed out on photographing a male Cassin’s Finch singing<\/span><\/a> and displaying on top of a Mountain Mahogany tree in the West Desert mountains so taking this female’s photo took a bit of the sting out of that. Okay, just a little bit.<\/p>\n

Two days ago I’d seen some movement in a stand of willows near a creek and kept my eyes on the them waiting to see what bird might show up. Then the bird flew down to the creek which is when I could see that it was a female Cassin’s Finch.<\/p>\n

When she flew back up to perch on a branch I was ready to photograph her. Paying attention paid off. I was only able to take a few images of her before she flew off and if I had been looking anywhere else, well, I would not have been able to take this photo.<\/p>\n

I hope to take more photos of Cassin’s Finches soon. I wish I hadn’t missed the males singing and showing off for the females a few weeks ago, maybe I will find a few males that haven’t found mates yet. Who knows? I do know that I will be paying attention and looking for them.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Cassin\u2019s Finch photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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