Articles tagged with: finch

31 Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | Birds »

The aftermath of a skirmish over a seed,
a pair of finches bicker throughout the morning,
the loser falling away,
ready to fight again.

 
A skirmish over a seed, the loser falling away, ready to fight again

19 Jan 2010 | 4 Comments | Birds »

A male house finch cries out in judgment,
not sure he likes the 21st Century.

 
A finch passes judgment on the 21st Century

30 Jun 2009 | 2 Comments | Birds »

“Pay the thunder no mind – listen to the birds.”
— Eubie Blake

A finch cries out

26 Apr 2009 | 4 Comments | Birds »

It finally looks and feels like spring here, stormy and unsettled.

       A spring squabble between this goldfinch couple was soon over, their reconciliation unrecorded.
Bickering goldfinches

2 Apr 2009 | 6 Comments | Birds »

A game of tag or something more serious? Two female finches rush past me in a backyard chase.

This image also appears in my book, Aerial Acrobats.
Finches in flight

12 Feb 2009 | 6 Comments | Birds »

A backyard house finch, cousin to the finches which helped inspire Charles Darwin to develop the principles of natural selection and change our understanding of the world.
Finch

8 Feb 2009 | 3 Comments | Birds »

Finches often come to feed late, waiting perhaps for more solitude, buoyed by a sudden wind.
Finch

15 May 2008 | 2 Comments | Birds »

Okay, this finch image from last summer is crying out for a caption, but I can’t think of one. I need some help. So I’m having a caption contest similar to what the New Yorker magazine does on their last page.

The best caption gets a free desktop wallpaper. Post your caption as a comment.

Buy a print of this image.
Finch

See two bickering goldfinches.

20 Jul 2007 | No Comment | Birds »

A male house finch glances with rapid eyes.
Inspiration from E.D. “A Bird Came Down”
Rapid Eyes