House Finch

House Finch perched on a backyard feeder.
House Finch; Vista West, Fort Worth, TX; January 8, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-4000; f/6.3; 1/500 sec.

This page is for the House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus). My first photographic evidence occurred on March 5, 2015 at our Murray, KY house. There were several birds hanging out in the trees near our feeders. Unfortunately, the brilliance of the Northern Cardinal stands out against the white snow and draws your eyes away from the three House Finches in the photo. The best photograph I have taken of the House Finch to date (above) was from January 8, 2022 at one of our backyard feeders, Vista Heights, Fort Worth, TX.

The following photographs are the best representative images from different dates and locations than my species representative example.

Three House Finches on branches in the snow, with a Northern Cardinal sitting close by.
House Finch; Murray House, Murray, KY; March 5, 2015
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon 18-135 mm lens; 135 mm; ISO-200; f/5.6; 1/200 sec.
Female House Finch eating a seed from a bird feeder.
House Finch, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX, January 17, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-640; f/7.1; 1/1250 sec.
House Finch perched on a bird feeder with some food on its beak.
House Finch, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX, February 27, 2022
Canon EOS 5DSr with Tamron 150-600 mm Lens; 600 mm; ISO-500; f/6.3; 1/1250 sec.
House Finch perched on a small, dead tree branch.
House Finch, Tecolote Canyon Trail, San Diego, CA, April 23, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-8000; f/8; 1/4000 sec.
Two House Finches walking around the grass looking for food.
House Finch, San Diego, CA, April 22, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Female House Finch perched on the top of a metal bird feeder stand.
House Finch, Acton Nature Center, Acton TX, June 4, 2022
EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/10; 1/320 sec.
Male House Finch perched on a bird feeder with a seed in its mouth.
House Finch, Acton Nature Center, Acton, TX, June 4, 2022
EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-4000; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Four female House Finches each perched on a different perch of a bird feeder, each with a seed in its mouth.
House Finch, Acton Nature Center, Acton, TX, June 4, 2022
EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/10; 1/160 sec.
Female House Finch perched on the top of a metal bird feeder stand.
House Finch, Acton Nature Center, Acton, TX, June 20, 2021
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-6400; f/10; 1/1250 sec.
Female House Finch sitting on a nest that she repurposed for her eggs.
House Finch, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX, July 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/10; 1/125 sec.
Three baby House Finches in their nest. One is heads up and the other two are just peeking over the edge.
House Finch, Vista Heights, Fort Worth, TX, July 24, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-3200; f/11; 1/500 sec.
Young House Finch standing on a fence. It fledged about a week prior.
House Finch, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX, July 23, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/500 sec.
Male House Finch perched on a cactus.
House Finch, Black Mesa State Park, Kenton, Ok, October 19, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Female House Finch perched on a desiccated flower.
House Finch, Black Mesa State Park, Kenton, Ok, October 19, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
A House Finch with a very red head holding on to the side of a tree branch.
House Finch, Bosque del Apache NWR, San Antonio, NM, November 11, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-125; f/11; 1/400 sec.
House Finch perched in a tree with a lot of smaller limbs around them.
House Finch, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, December 17, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/11; 1/640 sec.
House Finch perched on a very small branch while singing.
House Finch, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, January 1, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/16; 1/1000 sec.
House Finch perched on a high-tension wire with its back to the camera. The bird is looking to the right showing its bright red forehead.
House Finch, Diamond Head, Honolulu, HI, January 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
House Finch with bright red features standing in the grass in an alert position.
House Finch, Kapiolani Regional Park, Honolulu, HI February 3, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/800 sec. -0.7 exposure bias
Male House Finch on the ground displaying his read coloration.
House Finch, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 25, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/10; 1/250 sec.
Bright red-colored male House Finch perched on a metal bird feeder stand.
House Finch, Acton Nature Center, Acton, TX, March 26, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 2.0x Teleconverter; 1000 mm; ISO-2500; f/16; 1/200 sec.
Female House Finch perched on a tree branch.
House Finch, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL April 14, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Male House Finch with an orange coloration rather than the typical red is perched on a wooden fence.
House Finch, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX May 7, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500mm; ISO-1600; f/8; 1/400 sec.
House Finch perched on a feeder and looking around.
House Finch, Warbler Woods Bird Sanctuary, Cibolo, TX May 11, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Female House Finch perched on the tip of a dead tree branch.
House Finch, Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, San Antonio, TX May 12, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/800 sec. -0.7 exposure bias.
Orange-tinted House Finch perched on a small branch deep in a tree.
House Finch, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 18, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/500 sec.
House Finch perched on a small limb.
House Finch, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 19, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/800 sec.
House Finch perched on a diagonal branch of a dead tree.
House Finch, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 20, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-125; f/11; 1/320 sec.
House Finch perched on a small branch deep in a tree.
House Finch, Vista West, Fort Worth, TX, January 15, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Five House Finch eggs in the next at our back porch.
House Finch eggs, Vista Heights, Fort Worth, TX, April 30, 2023
Pixel 5; 4 mm; ISO-466; f/1.7; 1/384 sec.
House Finch siblings standing in the nest with their wings seemingly around each other.
House Finch siblings, Vista Heights, Fort Worth, TX, April 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-2000; f/8; 1/500 sec.
Female House Finch bringing food to two babies.
House Finch mother feeding babies, Vista Heights, Fort Worth, TX, April 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-3200; f/8; 1/800 sec.
Two House Finch babies on the edge of the next asking for more food.
House Finch babies, Vista Heights, Fort Worth, TX, April 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-3200; f/8; 1/800 sec.
First House Finch fledgling taking its first steps outside of the nest.
House Finch first fledgling, Vista Heights, Fort Worth, TX, April 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-6400; f/7.1; 1/800 sec.
Last House Finch baby in the nest. It was scared and took a while to make its jump.
House Finch last baby in nest, Vista Heights, Fort Worth, TX, April 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-3200; f/7.1; 1/500 sec.
Last House Finch fledgling is walking around in the grass.
House Finch last fledgling, Vista Heights, Fort Worth, TX, April 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-800; f/7.1; 1/320 sec.
House Finch parents on a wooden fence watching over their babies after they fledged.
House Finch parents, Vista Heights, Fort Worth, TX, April 30, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-2500; f/8; 1/800 sec.