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Male House Finch The snowstorm we had this &quot;spring&quot; morning wasn&#039;t enough to dampen this handsome fella&#039;s spirits. He was up early, and not even the cold snow could hinder him from singing his morning song.<br /> <br /> Males have a red head and breast and a streaked, brown belly. The red coloring comes from pigments contained in its food during molt. So, the more pigment in the food, the redder the male. Females seem to prefer to mate with the reddest male they can find!<br /> <br /> Spotted: Next to my deck in a rural area<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71111/male_house_finch_-_haemorhous_mexicanus.html" title="Male House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/71111_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2sP0AfU9doTXS4Xj6g%2Br09B%2B%2B7g%3D" width="138" height="152" alt="Male House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus The snowstorm we had this &quot;spring&quot; morning wasn&#039;t enough to dampen this handsome fella&#039;s spirits. He was up early, and not even the cold snow could hinder him from singing his morning song. Every time I snapped a picture, he would stop and stare at me. I think I was interrupting his special time.<br /> <br /> Males have a red head and breast and a streaked, brown belly. The red coloring comes from pigments contained in its food during molt. So, the more pigment in the food, the redder the male. Females seem to prefer to mate with the reddest male they can find!<br /> <br /> Spotted: Next to my deck in a rural area<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71112/male_house_finch_-_haemorhous_mexicanus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58735/male_house_finch.html Carpodacus mexicanus,Geotagged,Haemorhous mexicanus,House Finch,Spring,United States,bird" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71112/male_house_finch_-_haemorhous_mexicanus.html" title="Male House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/71112_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=CNsfsTk5WH%2FzaCRKoS3M79%2Fmzvg%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Male House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus The snowstorm we had this &quot;spring&quot; morning wasn&#039;t enough to dampen this handsome fella&#039;s spirits. He was up early, and not even the cold snow could hinder him from singing his morning song. Every time I snapped a picture, he would stop and stare at me. I think I was interrupting his special time.<br /> <br /> Males have a red head and breast and a streaked, brown belly. The red coloring comes from pigments contained in its food during molt. So, the more pigment in the food, the redder the male. Females seem to prefer to mate with the reddest male they can find!<br /> <br /> Spotted: Next to my deck in a rural area<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58735/male_house_finch.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71111/male_house_finch_-_haemorhous_mexicanus.html Carpodacus mexicanus,Geotagged,Haemorhous mexicanus,House Finch,Spring,United States,finch,male house finch" /></a></figure> Carpodacus mexicanus,Geotagged,Haemorhous mexicanus,House Finch,Spring,United States,bird,finch,house finch,male finch,male house finch,red bird Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Male House Finch

The snowstorm we had this "spring" morning wasn't enough to dampen this handsome fella's spirits. He was up early, and not even the cold snow could hinder him from singing his morning song.

Males have a red head and breast and a streaked, brown belly. The red coloring comes from pigments contained in its food during molt. So, the more pigment in the food, the redder the male. Females seem to prefer to mate with the reddest male they can find!

Spotted: Next to my deck in a rural area

Male House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus The snowstorm we had this "spring" morning wasn't enough to dampen this handsome fella's spirits. He was up early, and not even the cold snow could hinder him from singing his morning song. Every time I snapped a picture, he would stop and stare at me. I think I was interrupting his special time.<br /> <br /> Males have a red head and breast and a streaked, brown belly. The red coloring comes from pigments contained in its food during molt. So, the more pigment in the food, the redder the male. Females seem to prefer to mate with the reddest male they can find!<br /> <br /> Spotted: Next to my deck in a rural area<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71112/male_house_finch_-_haemorhous_mexicanus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58735/male_house_finch.html Carpodacus mexicanus,Geotagged,Haemorhous mexicanus,House Finch,Spring,United States,bird

Male House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus The snowstorm we had this "spring" morning wasn't enough to dampen this handsome fella's spirits. He was up early, and not even the cold snow could hinder him from singing his morning song. Every time I snapped a picture, he would stop and stare at me. I think I was interrupting his special time.<br /> <br /> Males have a red head and breast and a streaked, brown belly. The red coloring comes from pigments contained in its food during molt. So, the more pigment in the food, the redder the male. Females seem to prefer to mate with the reddest male they can find!<br /> <br /> Spotted: Next to my deck in a rural area<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/58735/male_house_finch.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71111/male_house_finch_-_haemorhous_mexicanus.html Carpodacus mexicanus,Geotagged,Haemorhous mexicanus,House Finch,Spring,United States,finch,male house finch

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice one. The coloring effect seems the same as the European "tit" birds: the yellower their belly, the more caterpillars they ate. Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Interesting! I have noticed variations in redness - the male I had in my yard last year was deep, dark, ruby red. This year, the male is bright red. Posted 7 years ago

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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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Uploaded Apr 2, 2018. Captured Apr 2, 2018 08:54 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/395s
  • ISO250
  • 300mm