{"id":18880,"date":"2024-03-30T06:46:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T10:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=18880"},"modified":"2024-03-30T06:46:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T10:46:17","slug":"maine-ridiculous-finch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=18880","title":{"rendered":"Maine! Ridiculous Finch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=18880\"}'   class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-attachment-id=\"18873\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=18873\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/p3293809-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1616&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1616\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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It certainly appears as if the ability to look ridiculous might improve the breeding success of male House Finches. This one certainly thought it did, though I can\u2019t say the female looks like the display is putting her in an amorous mood. He went on like this for quite some time, doing his best to strike the most ridiculous pose. And noisy too. OM System OM-1Mkii with M. Zuiko 100-400IS zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom bird modifications. Processed in Photomator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-18880\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=18880&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-18880\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=18880&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=18880&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Finch: York County, Maine, USA, March 2024 \u2014 I have never seen the courting behavior of the House Finch before yesterday and it is really quite something to see. It certainly appears as if the ability to look ridiculous might improve the breeding success of male House Finches. 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