Articles tagged with: finch
A break in the fierce sunlight between solving disputes,
a private investigator levitates,
a complex personality hiding in the deep shadows.
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House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus
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.
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Sparrow | Passer domesticus
House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus
Two electrified finches turn in an endless circle,
an avian whirlwind of poise and turbulence,
homage to the other side of the brain.
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 male house finch cries out in judgment,
not sure he likes the 21st Century.
“Pay the thunder no mind – listen to the birds.”
— Eubie Blake
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House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus
It finally looks and feels like spring here, stormy and unsettled.
A spring squabble between this goldfinch couple was soon over, their reconciliation unrecorded.
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American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis
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.
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.
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House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus
Finches often come to feed late, waiting perhaps for more solitude, buoyed by a sudden wind.
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.
