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Entries Tagged as 'House Finch'

Finches: Purple Versus House

January 29th, 2009 · 6 Comments

There’s been some discussion about purple finches versus house finches in the comments over on Mary’s View, so I thought I’d dig up a couple old pics and try to compare them. Above is a purple finch lolling in the sun. He’s a burly guy, with a rosy hue in his wing feathers and very [...]

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House Finch Family

May 21st, 2008 · Comments Off

I’m liveblogging this family of house finches. Right now, the adults are outside the office window with one of their fledglings, showing it the ropes of the niger seed sock. What a racket—I can hardly get any work done!

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