Articles tagged with: finch

27 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | Birds »

A break in the fierce sunlight between solving disputes,
a private investigator levitates,
a complex personality hiding in the deep shadows.

 
A Finch hides a complex personality

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House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus

10 Jun 2010 | One Comment | Birds »

A finch and a sparrow meet at an outdoor market,
a chance encounter on a sluggish day,
their transparent, plaintive cries
painlessly fading after a hasty parting.

 
A finch and a sparrow meet at an outdoor market

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Sparrow | Passer domesticus
House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus

18 Mar 2010 | 2 Comments | Birds »

Two electrified finches turn in an endless circle,
an avian whirlwind of poise and turbulence,
homage to the other side of the brain.

 
Two finches turn in an endless circle

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 | 5 Comments | Birds »

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

A finch cries out

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House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus

26 Apr 2009 | 6 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

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American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis

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 | 9 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

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House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus

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 | 4 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.