1311_0529 House Finch - 2013
A decade ago, I sat in a friend's garden and photographed a flock of House Finches as they worked over his sun-cured, standing sunflowers for nutritious seeds.
I always plant sunflowers in my own garden for the same reason - to attract some seed-eating migratory birds in the fall (in addition to adding some beautiful splashes of colour by mid-summer).
Last week I spotted a single House Finch, hiding amid a tangle of tree branches. It never did come out for a photo. Five or six other birds did, so my efforts paid off, but my best House Finch shots are still from this 2013 session in glorious late autumn light. Lots more fall photos still to come - a celebration of my second-favourite prairie season (spring will always be number one).
Photographed in Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2013 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
1311_0529 House Finch - 2013
A decade ago, I sat in a friend's garden and photographed a flock of House Finches as they worked over his sun-cured, standing sunflowers for nutritious seeds.
I always plant sunflowers in my own garden for the same reason - to attract some seed-eating migratory birds in the fall (in addition to adding some beautiful splashes of colour by mid-summer).
Last week I spotted a single House Finch, hiding amid a tangle of tree branches. It never did come out for a photo. Five or six other birds did, so my efforts paid off, but my best House Finch shots are still from this 2013 session in glorious late autumn light. Lots more fall photos still to come - a celebration of my second-favourite prairie season (spring will always be number one).
Photographed in Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2013 James R. Page - all rights reserved.