Female House Finch Bathing On A Hot Afternoon

August 23rd, 2009 · 12 Comments

Female House Finch Bathing photos by Larry Jordan

I really enjoy watching birds bathe in my backyard. They will use the hanging birdbath in the front of the house but they prefer bathing in the moving water provided by the water feature in back. Of course the birds have many more choices of locations to drink and bathe from the water feature than they do from a standard birdbath. This allows many birds to interact with one another and makes bird watching sometimes quite amusing!

This is part of a series of photos I took of a House Finch taking a bath in the moving water. She didn’t start by sticking her head under the water but that is where I begin with the first image above.

Oh that’s refreshing

Aahhhhhh

Let’s cool down those axillaries

Female House Finch, finch Are you having fun watching me?

A little stretch and…

oh, I’m just going to get totally wet…

a little spin and I’m off for some preening and air dry

What a way to spend a hot afternoon by the pond. If you like watching birds, your going to love Bird Photography Weekly! Go check it out!

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12 responses so far ↓

1 chris // Aug 23, 2009 at 11:58 am

Hi Larry,
A very nice bathing sequence. You are th pro of attitudes! Well done.
.-= chris´s last blog ..Cicadee and red-veined darter =-.
2 Mick // Aug 23, 2009 at 12:43 pm

That’s a great sequence. I like the strange ‘attitudes’ birds get into. They don’t look at all like the birds in the bird books! I like the ‘frozen’ drops of water too.
.-= Mick´s last blog ..Red-winged Parrot =-.
3 Faye // Aug 23, 2009 at 1:18 pm

I love your bird photos. I made a cross stitch pattern from one of them. I don’t know if I’ll ever have the time or energy to do it.
4 cindyzlogic // Aug 23, 2009 at 5:04 pm

Those photos are awesome! It looks like you had great fun. Thank you so much for sharing! What kind of camera do you use?
.-= cindyzlogic´s last blog ..Mississippi Kites =-.
5 Amy // Aug 23, 2009 at 5:23 pm

Great series of photos, and your comments are perfect! It’s so much fun to watch birds at the bath.
.-= Amy´s last blog ..(Really Old) Book Review: Of a Feather =-.
6 Arija // Aug 23, 2009 at 8:58 pm

This was an absolute treat to watch. I also loved the sparkling diamonds she was throwing about…nicely frozen ice!
.-= Arija´s last blog ..Birdphotography Weekly ~ 23 Superb Blue Wren =-.
7 Kelly // Aug 23, 2009 at 9:31 pm

Oh gosh….these are just cute, cute, cute! I popped over to the link you had of the water feature. Your pond is gorgeous. I’ve been thinking about putting one in with a waterfall. This totally seals the deal. I’m going to start planning it now…
.-= Kelly´s last blog ..Structural color and pigment in hummingbird feathers =-.
8 bob k // Aug 25, 2009 at 12:55 pm

Great series of shots as usual, Larry! You have the knack of telling stories via photographs.
.-= bob k´s last blog ..A Tern for the Better =-.
9 Larry // Aug 25, 2009 at 7:09 pm

@Chris thanks for the kind words. I love your darter and dragonfly photos but the Bee-eaters are amazing!

@Mick isn’t it amazing how different birds can look depending on the environment and the circumstances in which they were photographed?

@Faye, I am honored that you chose one of my photos for a cross stitch. Thank you for the comment

@Cindy thank you very much. I have a Nikon D90 with an AF VR-NIKKOR 80-400mm 1:45-5.6D lens

@Amy thank you. I love watching the birds frolic in the water

@Arija, thanks.. And thanks for the lovely photos of the Superb Blue Wren!

@Kelly I’m glad to hear that my pond and waterfall has inspired you. You will love having one of your very own

@Bob thank you for your encouragement. You are a pretty lucky guy aren’t you, really
10 MaineBirder // Aug 26, 2009 at 7:00 am

Wonderful series Larry! I love watching birds on the bird bath.
.-= MaineBirder´s last blog ..Snowy Egrets Fishing =-.
11 Dawn Fine // Aug 28, 2009 at 8:07 pm

I am with @mainebirder..I love watching birds bathe…tee hee.
Hope I dont get arrested.
Nice photos!
.-= Dawn Fine´s last blog ..Montana Big sky…… Skywatch Friday =-.
12 Thomas // Sep 1, 2009 at 9:22 pm

Lovely action series Larry.
.-= Thomas´s last blog ..Leopard – The master of Camouflage =-.

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