Monday, January 7, 2013

Feathered visitor....

I think this is a house finch...someone told me once how to tell the difference between them and the purple finch, but I don't remember who for sure.  I think it might have been Mary.  If I am wrong, feel free to correct me.

14 comments:

  1. i'd guess house, but i've never seen purple except in photos. beautiful boy.

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  2. Same here. But we have a lot of house finches and this looks like one.

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  3. I guess house too. Nice capture!

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  4. i can't name many birds, but they ae still beautiful, even though we don't know their names. great shot

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  5. I thought they were the same, house/purple. but I love them, especially watching them fly. excellent capture. wishing you a happy, healthful new year.

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  6. I think looking at it's bill and where it's red it's a house finch.
    The purple finch is more of a pink red overall color and has a different shaped bill. I think. :)

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  7. House finch...and a very pretty one. I have photos of both next to each other on my sidebar. The Purple finch doesn't have the dark belly stripes. I don't see the purple finches very often. My House finches have been coming around lately in the cold.

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  8. I think finches are beautiful! They come in so many different colors!

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  9. What a lovely photo.

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