Orange Male House Finch
Jun 7, 2021 23:23:05 #
Today I have more House Finches than ever and a few of the males tend toward orange or orange/yellow instead of red. From what I have read in a few this is genetic but most it is diet during molting when they grow new feathers and some colors-red & yellow among them- the pigments have to come from their diet.
So this guy was somewhere else during his last molt eating a diet lacking in some supplements/minerals etc.
This individual seems to otherwise be just fine. In fact he was disputing feed etc. with several very red males and more than holding his own.
7DII, 100-400L mk2 @ 400, 1/2500 @ f/8, ISO-1600
hand held at aprx. 10' under cloudy bright afternoon light with very faint shadows
So this guy was somewhere else during his last molt eating a diet lacking in some supplements/minerals etc.
This individual seems to otherwise be just fine. In fact he was disputing feed etc. with several very red males and more than holding his own.
7DII, 100-400L mk2 @ 400, 1/2500 @ f/8, ISO-1600
hand held at aprx. 10' under cloudy bright afternoon light with very faint shadows
Jun 7, 2021 23:31:10 #
Jun 8, 2021 00:04:02 #
What a cool shot. Sharp and well composed. The head sticking in from the right side makes the shot.
Jun 8, 2021 03:27:12 #
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Jun 8, 2021 15:16:07 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
What a cool shot. Sharp and well composed. The head sticking in from the right side makes the shot.
Thank you
here is the OOC image
Jun 8, 2021 15:20:44 #
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Jun 8, 2021 15:22:27 #
UTMike wrote:
Your usual tack sharp work, Bob!
Thank you.
This guy stayed around a while and gave me lots of shots. He wasn't about to let a fat guy with a camera in a blind or the other birds interrupt his chow call.
Jun 13, 2021 18:23:10 #
robertjerl wrote:
Today I have more House Finches than ever and a fe... (show quote)
Robert, you are on a roll which is usual.
Greg
Jun 13, 2021 20:21:04 #
CLF wrote:
Robert, you are on a roll which is usual.
Greg
Greg
Thank You.
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