Showing posts with label Purple Finch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Purple Finch. Show all posts

Friday, January 24, 2014

Purple Finch vs House Finch

Here are two similar finches that are frequent visitors to my bird-feeders...
The Purple Finch is a native to North America and is described as a “sparrow dipped in raspberry juice.”


The House Finch - introduced to the states in the 1950s - lacks the overall red appearance of the Purple Finch.

Pretty easy to tell apart side-by-side - not always so easy when they're solo.

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