House Finch Fledgling feeding and a guard?
May 27, 2018 15:42:04 #
I believe the one feeding is either a fledgling/immature male or a very young female - probably a fledgling, sitting like it was exhausted from flying and almost no fear - let me and my camera get 15 feet away. When it flew off the flight seemed a bit "shaky" also.
Meanwhile perched on a wire nearby/over head watching over it was this male. I think it is a parent watching over a fledgling as it learns to fly and find food.
Meanwhile perched on a wire nearby/over head watching over it was this male. I think it is a parent watching over a fledgling as it learns to fly and find food.
May 28, 2018 02:44:23 #
patrick43
Loc: Los Lunas,NM
Robert, do the colors change when they mature? They look different. Excellent
captures of both, by the way.
captures of both, by the way.
May 28, 2018 03:39:28 #
patrick43 wrote:
Robert, do the colors change when they mature? They look different. Excellent
captures of both, by the way.
captures of both, by the way.
The males change, the females remain pretty much the same. And in the spring the males' colors, esp the red get more pronounced and flashier.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Finch/overview
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May 29, 2018 01:02:56 #
sailorsmom wrote:
Awwww, he's cute! Good shots, Robert!
Thanks so much Sue.
May 29, 2018 06:00:14 #
robertjerl wrote:
I believe the one feeding is either a fledgling/immature male or a very young female - probably a fledgling, sitting like it was exhausted from flying and almost no fear - let me and my camera get 15 feet away. When it flew off the flight seemed a bit "shaky" also.
Meanwhile perched on a wire nearby/over head watching over it was this male. I think it is a parent watching over a fledgling as it learns to fly and find food.
Meanwhile perched on a wire nearby/over head watching over it was this male. I think it is a parent watching over a fledgling as it learns to fly and find food.
Jerry, another excellent set photos. It is a male on the wire so maybe you are correct.
Greg
May 29, 2018 12:35:33 #
CLF wrote:
Jerry, another excellent set photos. It is a male on the wire so maybe you are correct.
Greg
Greg
This year the male house finches in my yard are a bright red I have seldom seen before so something I am feeding them or in the area is giving those colors a boost. The experts say that birds with red/pink etc get the color from food because their bodies can not produce that color. I saw a picture of a flock of Flamingos that were an off white due to a drought making the food they got their color from hard to find.
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