It can be tricky to ID a house finch vs purple finch — here are the field marks and differences to look for when you see a small red finch. ... Check out 20 super pretty pictures of finches. 3.

I’ve been trying for several years to get good pictures that show the differences between purple finches and house finches, the two species of reddish finches that live in or migrate through ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Purple finches are often regular visitors to our feeders. The gorgeous ...

These two birds with the cardinal on Stuart McCausland’s feeder in Kempsville are female and male purple finches. There. I’ve said it. After years of wondering and guessing when I see a… ...

Ghost images can appear and multiple reflections can cause terrible distortions. The Thinking Chair does not have this problem and I can get some decent photos from a distance. At the kitchen window, ...

The purple finch's bird song is so lovely, it features prominently in 19th-century literature. Their color is not purple, but rather described as rosy-crimson, purply-pink, ... Buy Photos; The purple ...

However, it is virtually impossible to tell adult females from first-year birds in the field. A good percentage of the “female” purple finches are actually first-year males.

5) Purple finch songs are described as being musical warbles and during flight they make a “tick” sound. Lori Schubring is the owner of Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop in Rib Mountain.

And a Kingwood resident was excited about finding purple finches at his birdfeeder this summer. Fortunately, they all provided photos that clinched the identification of the birds as house finches.

This past summer, I was fortunate enough to have a pair of purple finches nest near me, allowing me to observe their courtship ritual for the first time. The male sang incessantly from a tree ...

“Backyard Songbirds” by Marcus Schneck introduces the reader to 100 familiar North American species. The book breaks up the continent into six zones, helping you identify birds by listing them ...