The Finches
by Karen Slagle
Title
The Finches
Artist
Karen Slagle
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Photograph
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I can tell spring is not far away. The birds, including this male and female finch hang around all morning eating their seeds. I took this image in the Texas panhandle.
The true finches are passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. They are predominantly seed-eating songbirds. Most are native to the Northern Hemisphere, but one subfamily is endemic to the Neotropics, one to the Hawaiian Islands, and one subfamily – monotypic at genus level – is found only in the Palaearctic. The scientific name Fringillidae comes from the Latin word fringilla for the common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) – a member of that last subfamily – which is common in Europe.
Many birds in other families are also commonly called "finches", including some species in the very similar-looking waxbills or estrildid finches (family Estrildidae) of the Old World tropics and Australia; several groups of the bunting and American sparrow family (Emberizidae); and the Darwin's finches of the Galapagos islands, now considered members of the tanager family (Thraupidae).
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February 26th, 2015
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Comments (55)
Bunny Clarke
I really love the delicate balance of colors and textures. This is an extraordinary and outstanding work Karen.
Laurie Search
Revisiting this gorgeous work, Karen!!! I love it so much!! The tilt of the red bird's head is sooooo precious and adorable, and your composition and texture work are fabulous!!!! :)))vf
Joyce Dickens
I really love this image Karen; Finches are among my favorite little birds.....this image is gorgeous!!!
Elizabeth Winter
Love when you capture mates! Excellent capture and love your added texture! Very nice Karen! f/v
Joe Jake Pratt
Karen, this is a beautiful print. We're feeding a pair here at home in Kerrville, TX.
Elizabeth Winter
Love the expression of the male bird! and also love that you captured both a male and female! Wonderful processing too Karen! f/v
Artsy Gypsy
So delicately handled! Your artistic eye really shows in the textures and color palette. I'm in aw.