Purple Finch

[dankearl]

Purple Finch, D850, ,500pf, f5.6, 1/1000, iso2000

• NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D850
• 500 mm f/5.6
• ƒ/5.6
• 500mm
• 1/1000s
• ISO 1600
• Sun, 15 December 2024 11:33 AM
• Capture One 21 Macintosh

 

[evelyn carter]

Such pretty birds!

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the colours too. I was quite surprised to see such a large powerful bill on such a slightly built bird, Hawfinches have a big bill but they are much heavier built than this little one.

 

[James Babbitt]

Nice image; really shows the face "mask". Always tough for me to determine_Purple Finch vs House Finch. I guess you are in an area where you see more Purple Finches. Here in So Cal, they are scarce so the default is House Finch.

 

[Kurt_Horne]

Lovely post and image. Though I am thinking this is a House Finch, the colouring and body shape don't quite seem to match with a Purple Finch. I tried Merlin ID on your photo which also identified it as a House Finch. Fun fact, the Merlin bird of the day is a House Finch and I'm watching a male and female pair out the window from my home office now!