Settling His Nerves

Within a span of maybe 4 seconds, 6 finches hit our large kitchen window - hard! Don't know whether they were being chased or playing chase - they all fell to the patio but 5 of the 6 recovered after nearly 45 minutes and flew off. Were a mix of house finches and purple finches.

[Sheila]

Poor number 6 :( What type of finches? We don't have those in UK. great sharp shot.

[Milanie]

@wylieclicks This one is one of the deeper colored purple finches - at least I could get good detail - they weren't going anywhere for a while.

[judith deacon]

What beautiful colouration. We get a lot of bird strike on our windows but mostly they survive, the occasional one doesn't - so sad

[Tony]

Brilliant plumage and great opportunity for an excellent close-up. Fav

[Lois]

Beautiful color feathers!

[Dinah Pinkston]

This bird has such beautiful color! I hope that they have learned not to fly into your house!

[Daisy Miller]

Great capture. I am glad that 5 out of the 6 survived. I am sad that the sixth one did not make it. Birds fly into our windows on a regular basis, even though I have taken preventative measures.

[Gayle]

Beautiful colors and details! Sad that one bird didn't make it. :-(

[KWind]

Such a beautifully coloured bird!!

[Lynda]

Sorry about the reason, but glad this one hung around to be captured.

[Lou Ann]

Perhaps the light on the window made it a mirror and the finches thought another bird was in their territory. This finch is so pretty!

[Lisa Malecki]

aww, poor birds

[Taffy]

That's so sad to see -- glad for the 5, sad for the 6th. This has happened to us on Beaver Island -- and we can't figure out how to stop it.

[Milanie]

@taffy @lisainstpete @louannwarren @lynbonn @daisymiller @dsp2 @judithdeacon And this window has several decals that are supposed to deter birds from flying into it - obviously don't work as well as we hoped!

[Annie D]

aww poor things - not the brightest birds in the bush if they don't notice the decals

[Debra]

What beautiful colors...sorry to hear the reason, but you sure took advantage of the opportunity and have a great capture

[Lynda McG]

Ah, but lovely shot!

[gloria jones]

Great capture of this lovely feathers

[Erika]

Poor little thing. Beautiful capture.

[Rick]

Great capture. Just glad that most of them flew off.

[Jane Pittenger]

Lovely colors. Heartbreaking when they do that

[PhotoCrazy]

Amazing color, wonderfully captured!!

[Susan]

Beautiful colors, he looks a little dazed... Good that 5 recovered, sad about the 1.

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh. So sorry only 5 survived. This little guy is beautiful in his recovery position through.

[Joanna kate]

Stunning colours.

[Terri]

He is so dear, I am glad five survived.

[The Crow]

A Beauty !

[Sherry Steffensmeier]

Beautiful shot! So sorry the poor little guys hit the window!

[Margaret Brown]

Bless, poor thing, what a fantastic Colour ours in the U.K. Look nothing like this!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture

[Emilie Cartoun]

Beautiful detail, color, textures - the whole bit. Very expressive.

[Linda Godwin]

You really took the opportunity to catch the details of his beauty. Glad to hear most survived!

[Toia]

Beautiful colors.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

I do love their colors.

[Harbie]

I always feel bad when that happens. What a beautiful bird!

[Dyan Stevens]

What a pretty bird. Must have been quite the sound to hear them hit, poor little guys.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Super capture

[Phil Cameron]

Wonderful colour Fav

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Such a beautiful color of reddish-pink. Poor little dears, crashing so hard against the glass. I take it one of them didn't survive the accident?

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Beautiful color and detail, and I love the unusual perspective.

[Susan]

Lovely shot. It never ceases to amaze me how birds recover after they have hit window glass seemingly hard enough to break their necks. Nature is amazing. Love the colours of this one.