Singing In The Rain
by Janet Marie
Title
Singing In The Rain
Artist
Janet Marie
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Photograph - Photography
Description
We have many Sonoran Desert dwellers, who have made our home, their home. The House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanusis), is common in our desert garden of joy. We were having one of our monsoon summer rains at day's end. I like to view how the desert is refreshed by the rains. I guess this common House Finch feels the same, as it was happy as can be, "Singing In The Rain!"
There is quite an interesting story about this bird and how it got its name. It's from The Tucson's Audubon Society:
~ Compared to more brightly colored birds, House Finches may seem plain, but this streaky brown finch has an exciting history that began right here in the arid American West. Their natural range included all the Southwest and they favored undisturbed desert, especially areas with stands of cholla cactus. In 1939 a few captive individuals were sold in a pet store in New York City and escaped. These House Finches flourished and spread rapidly. Originally a bird of hot deserts and dry open habitats of the southwest, it now occurs in nearly all types of landscapes and climates in North America, from edges of northern taiga to ocean coasts to metropolitan areas. What a success story! ~
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October 9th, 2018
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Comments (2)
Jerry Bokowski
Desert birdsongs are beautiful are they not? You caught this one in action!...Fav / like
Janet Marie replied:
They really are, as they music to our ears to hear their familiar and melodious sound. Thank you for leaving such a delightful comment. I really appreciate it, also the like and fave! Truly it was singing in the rain, trying to take cover.