Proud Papa

This male finch has been hanging around our backyard for a few weeks. Its partner is perched under our ramada sitting patiently on her nest. We will be having babies soon!

comments (13)

morpheme

Lion

rather than a house sparrow, I'm pretty sure that's a house finch. Posted 8 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
  Lion
  
  Oh bother, :-) Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Will you be documenting the hatching? Posted 8 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
  Lion
  
  I am going to setup a video cam and try. Should be soon. Posted 8 years ago
2. Stephen Philips
  
  Lion
  
  Day one... what drama!
  
  Posted 8 years ago
3. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Haha, looks like its more than watching, also parenting. Posted 8 years ago
  2. 1. Stephen Philips
      
      Lion
      
      Day two:
      
      Day three:
      
      Posted 8 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        What a thing you started! This is really cool to follow.
        I'm amazed at how quick they seem to grow from day to day.
        May I ask what kind of camera you're using for this? Posted 8 years ago
      2. Stephen Philips
        
        Lion
        
        Maybe we can post these videos differently than simply embedding them in this thread?? Let me know your thoughts.
        
        It is a Replay Prime HD 1080p. I bought it to use as a helmet cam. Very small form factor with good image quality. Unfortunately, the company sold and the new ownership is not investing in new development. Shame as it is a very well built camera. Posted 8 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks for that camera info. A better way to post these videos is to associate them with the species:
        
        https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/232/videos
        
        A little-used feature, but should come in handy this time. This way it is part of the species, and not just one photo of it. Posted 8 years ago
        
        Stephen Philips
        
        Lion
        
        Ferdy,
        
        Sad day! The chicks were completely overtaken by a group of fire ants today. Bt the time I was able to notice what was going on I thought I saved one chick but unfortunately it did not survive either.
        
        In an attempt to save the last chick I removed the nest and all the ants from the area (several hundred to maybe over 1,000) and cleaned up the area. I spread diatomaceous earth at the base of a column that the nest was built on under my ramada. The chick had fallen 8' during the fiasco but was still seemingly moving around pretty good. I put the nest back in place along with the chick. The mother came back within a few minutes and started cleaning up a bit and trying to nudge the little guy/gal. After a couple of hours and the mothers attempt to continue to care for the chick it flew away. I went up to the nest and unfortunately it did not make it. Sad but crazy story.
        Posted 8 years ago

Jivko Nakev

Lion

Beautiful photo, but I doubt it is a house sparrow! Posted 8 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
  Lion
  
  Jivco, I posted this in such a hurry I didn't even realize my brain choke! Of course it isn't a sparrow... finch! Thanks Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago

The House Finch

The House Finch is a bird in the finch family Fringillidae, which is found in North America. This species and the other "American rosefinches" are usually placed in the rosefinch genus "Carpodacus". It has been proposed to place them in a distinct genus "Burrica", but the American Ornithologists Union rejected a proposal to do so in 2008.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Stephen Philips

By Stephen Philips

Uploaded Apr 30, 2017. Captured Apr 29, 2017 18:20 in E Britton Way, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA.

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