House Finches in My Backyard

A pair of house finches built a nest in a corner on a patio cover in my backyard. I noticed it a week or two ago and finally decided to film it up close with my 360-degree camera. I used an "Insta360 ONE X" on a selfie stick that was mounted on a tripod so that I could just let it sit there filming while I left the backyard. That let the parents get used to the "camera intruder". It's a 360-degree camera that films an entire sphere. The editing software then allows me to choose what portion of the sphere will appear in my video. Therefore, the camera was completely still during the entire video and the apparent movement is just done by changing the point of view in the post-processing edit. Although the view appears to move around a lot, the camera actually remains stationary until the near end of the video.

[@TheVioletDragon]

I love that you used a 360 camera so that there isn't an actual foreign moving object potentially scaring the birds away from the nest! I have so much respect for people who go the extra mile to admire nature but not disturb the natural order in the process. 😊😊💜💜

[@siickheartz]

The sound of her snuggling in is so cute 🥰

[@kevint6672]

We had finches nesting over the years in our busy back door wreath. I'd always put a sign on door to close door gently. They didn't feel threatened by us and knew predators wouldn't come close to nest. Smart birds.

[@Snow-chi]

Your yard is gorgeous!

[@alexjoshy]

So nice!! Protect them ! We need people like you!

[@tammyday796]

That Amazing Vocalization & we've attracted them to our sanctuary. Their antics are hilarious and seems they're trying to really get a point across when being expressive.

[@mj6962]

Beautiful house, yard, and birds! I used to think they were called redpoles.

[@seanlee7563]

In a month from this time, that area would become a mess. Am I right?

[@Robin-xt7yo]

I just had 3 fledgling House Finches leave the nest. Mom and Dad (who was the red shades) were always hovering nearby and gave me wonderful songs throughout the day. As soon as the last baby left, Mom and Dad left too and I miss their songs.

[@richardsalley9848]

How cute!

[@lovewillwinnn]

Thank you so much for setting this up. I recently discovered house finches. They were looking for a nesting site past couple years at my place but only settled for the fire sprinklers and a resting site instead. Needless to say, it got pretty messy! But I loved hearing one. Then its mate the following year. Here in the PNW. Thanks again for sharing. 💕☺️. You keep an immaculate yard too. And your doggies are precious!

[@_einodmilvado]

Incredible video. What an honor. thanks for sharing!

[@pibly674]

Great video. Thanks.

[@pibly674]

Ahh. Have been watching these two color birds fly in and out of the bushes in front of my kitchen window. Now I know who is male and female. 👍

[@o.osuq-madiq2008]

Love it. Thanks for sharing.

[@beanfeathers8645]

Omgosh ! I’m so happy . I hav ebarn swallows and this pair, now I know as house finish built there nest on my door reef! So now I have to go through my gagrage but I have front row through my peep hole!

[@tarnsand440]

So cute❤Thanks for video. I love watching a pair in the spring on my two Colorado spruce trees same time every day same branches the male feeding the female looks like they're kissing.🥰

[@rickwilson8780]

Thank you for posting the video! We've been having them show up at our feeder just outside our window. They've gotten used to us, they don't fly off when we make a move. Another proof threes an intelligent Creator!

[@_einodmilvado]

AMEN!

[@jinndoe7068]

Creation itself is intelligent.

[@joanndegiorgio647]

👏 very nice video!!!

[@shanidevprabhuapkijaihopra4576]

I am enjoying this video, thank you very much Sir'❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦

[@heatherwinters1058]

Beautiful backyard.

[@maralonent6257]

Looks like a great secluded spot for the nest that will be hidden from most predators. How wonderful to have a nest right there. Thanks for the little glimpse into the beautiful side of nature.

[@mariaruth9219]

Excellent job

[@candybowers7363]

Such a wonderful video! We have one making a nest between house and drain. Very loud song for a little bird!

[@kenlee7563]

wow you have a beautiful backyard and love the chimes, red finches in my yard eats a lot.

[@aoutsky]

Beautiful yard!

[@gigithespiderantnostalgiaa1689]

I Have Recently Seen A Couple. Nature’s Bride And Groom Is Very Beautiful ❤️

[@gabrielbarrios9849]

Nice video thanks for sharing

[@julioviana2871]

I just had house finches make a nest in my hanging flower pot on my balcony like 1 month ago. The eggs already hatched and the mother and babies are already out the nest.

[@danicafugit2697]

I have some house finches just make a nest in my hanging flower pot. They weren't fans of us coming in and out of our house but I thi k they're starting to realize we wont hurt them.

[@sarahphillips6269]

We have some on our front door wreath and we are not allowed to use our door. 😆

[@danicafugit2697]

@@sarahphillips6269 aww! I've noticed they're very territorial little things! I have to warn the delivery drivers when they come so they aren't dice dive bombed lol

[@subratagoswami9651]

❤️ sparrow ❤️😘

[@terrilynn27allen88]

Great video

[@teresagreen1484]

I raised or helped with 5 purple Finch this spring ,mom decided to build nest in my hanging flowers

[@myfurrykid]

Blessings, they are Blessings ❤

[@alicetulino6784]

My Red Finches had built & raised 2 different sets of babies this summer. My hubby was taking pictures threw each brew. The 2nd set flew away yesterday. The parents at least 4 adult Finches sang to me all day long start from 6am. I feed them high quality Song Bird Seeds plus another brand. None of them showed up this morning. Does anyone know if they'll come back to my deck again? Thanks!

[@alicetulino6784]

Their nest was very high up in an Artificial Wreathe so they felt safe🐦😁

[@lura6086]

😮WOW😮🐦🐥🐤🐣🐦🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶👍

[@cayantunc8302]

kuşlar hayatın güzelligi

[@juancarlosgomezlozano7129]

Bella.pareja.

[@neild8658]

Great video what camera did you use to film them?

[@Lukionest]

See my reply from 9 months ago to "Hermes lover".

[@b0diana]

I have a house finch building a nest on my wreath on my front door. I honestly do not like it there bc I fear of the egg falling out. We open and closed the front door a lot. Any suggestion on what to do? The nest isn’t fully built yet and no eggs

[@Lukionest]

I'm no expert on their behavior, so I don't know what would happen if you moved it to a nearby, safer location. Maybe build a small temporary shelf for it if there isn't a good place to move it to within a short distance of the original location, but out of the way of your front door traffic. If you do move it, I suggest you wear rubber gloves to keep your human smell off the nest. If they don't continue to build on the moved nest, it probably means they found some other location on their own.

[@agnesrusso4192]

I feed house finches on my balcony but one of them has the eye sickness and although I disinfect the feeder every couple of days I wonder if I should stop feeding them, so the rest of them wouldn't catch it buy accident. There are 6 pairs and I am in a condo complex and its nesting season and they seem to heavily rely on the feeder now. What would you recommend?

[@Lukionest]

I’m no expert. Hard to know if removing their food source would cause more harm than the possibility of catching the eye sickness. Hard decision, but least you are doing your best by disinfecting the feeder.

[@leadersofthenewschool]

Que preciosa

[@annecohen8927]

She doesn't know that she's still gaining lots of fans and supporters in the process. And lovely dogs too! Its funny how I managed to guess that she laid FIVE eggs even before viewing it on cam. What a lovely video!!!

[@animalrescuer80]

Your camera gives super crisp picture......may I ask.which camera did you use

[@Lukionest]

I used an "Insta360 ONE X" on a selfie stick that was mounted on a tripod, so that I could just let it sit there filming while I left the backyard. That let the the parents get used to the "camera intruder". It's a 360 degree camera that films an entire sphere. The editing software then let's me choose what portion of the sphere will appear in my video. Therefore the camera was completely still during the entire video and the apparent movement is just done by changing the point of view in the post processing edit.

[@o.osuq-madiq2008]

@@Lukionest hm... Gotta try it

[@rickwilson8780]

just Iphone camera

[@birdfanboi]

Tweety bird

[@jeromematt3]

What kind of camera is that?

[@catsberry4858]

Omg 🤎❤️

[@jeromematt3]

What is your set up?

[@Lukionest]

I've updated the description below the video with the setup details.

[@ciptosong4719]

mantap

[@andyl2726]

Wow super red male

[@inidanzchannel2448]

👍

[@hafizcelilkaya3313]

MAŞALLAH

[@Ross-ts2kk]

What a wonderful male

[@asiflatif2360]

Which country ___please

[@Lukionest]

USA

[@Bakha90_nature_lover]

this is a lentil bird

[@ThiccBobby888]

Nuisance birds

[@clarcknikki8471]

you should not move the camera. It should be fix a camera it scares them.

[@Lukionest]

The camera never moved at all. It is a 360 degree camera that films the entire sphere around it. In the post-edit, I then selected what rectangle within the sphere I wanted to show you, and I can move that rectangle to any position. The birds never saw any camera movement.

[@Christina_De_Melo]

I have the 360 camera as well. The person who filmed and posted this is accurately describing what they did if you wake the time to read their description. Once in position, the camera doesn't actually move; it's all done in post-processing

[@nancybeli2658]

Nido madera mandar foto nido

[@phyllisnunn2061]

Why didn't you use a camera that doesn't move??? Sheesh!!!!

[@Lukionest]

I did. If you read the description below the video, you'll see how I did it. The reason the momma bird was nervous at first was not because of any movement, because there wasn't any, but simply because there was a new object near her nest.

[@phyllisnunn2061]

@@Lukionest My bad!! I should have read the whole text! Sorry.

[@messagefrom8749]

Move the camera less

[@Lukionest]

The camera never moved at all. It is a 360 degree camera that films the entire sphere around it. In the post-edit, I then selected what rectangle within the sphere I wanted to show you, and I can move that rectangle to any position. The birds never saw any camera movement.