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
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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Hi Larry,
A very nice bathing sequence. You are th pro of attitudes! Well done.
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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.
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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.
Those photos are awesome! It looks like you had great fun. Thank you so much for sharing! What kind of camera do you use?
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Great series of photos, and your comments are perfect! It’s so much fun to watch birds at the bath. 🙂
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This was an absolute treat to watch. I also loved the sparkling diamonds she was throwing about…nicely frozen ice!
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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…
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Great series of shots as usual, Larry! You have the knack of telling stories via photographs.
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@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 😉
Wonderful series Larry! I love watching birds on the bird bath.
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I am with @mainebirder..I love watching birds bathe…tee hee.
Hope I dont get arrested.
Nice photos!
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Lovely action series Larry.
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