Sigh! Must be a house finch...thanks Jen and Nina....gets eraser out and takes off checkmark. :-D "Jen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Hi Steve- > >The finch in the photo is a male House Finch. the streaking on the >underparts and along the sides, plus the limited raspberry red blush >on the head and tail, the short stout bill, and the overall brownish >appearance are clear. Male Purple Finches are REALLY red- almost >pinkish red- allover. Male Purples have virtually no streaking on the >underparts because they're just rosy red from top to bottom. Purples >are larger than House Finches, typically appear crested, and have a >larger, more pointed bill. Some male House Finches can appear pretty >red, bu never come close to the wholesomely pinkred male Purple! > >Thanks for sharing >Cheers! >Jen > >Sent from my iPod > >On Jan 14, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Had a great find yesterday at my feeder. A male Purple Finch. It >> was a >> bit smaller than the regular House Finches that were there and had >> just >> a little blush of red starting to show over its whole head and >> underside. There was also two females there. I thought at first >that >> they might be siskins, but then the male popped up. The eyes of the >> females are just getting the eyestripes...they are faint but they are >> there. So I am calling all three of them first years. >> >> Also have had a fun time taking pictures of Roasted Marshmallow Birds >> (Snow Buntings) Over on Phelps Rd in Union County. A flock of 50 >> or so >> are there daily. Plus I have had my fill of Longspurs as >well...well, >> maybe a few more...;-D >> >> Pictures here, If someone could please confirm the Finches I'm 95% >> sure, I just need a second set of eyes. Here is a pic that shows >it's >> tail real good.: >> http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/_DSC3126.jpg . >> Plus lots more here: >http://s153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/ >> >> Also, hey birding photographers, something that I had fun with >> yesterday; fine tuning the Autofocus of my lens to my camera. If >your >> camera can do this,(Nikon, Canon, & maybe other SLRs) I highly >> recommend >> it, I used a cereal box to focus on, and you would not believe the >> difference: >> Bunting Before: >> http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/_DSC2982.jpg >> >> Bunting After: >> http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s226/sjlarue/Birds/_DSC3242.jpg >> >> Both are same distance..ish and focal length. >> >> Thanks, and have a great day! >> >> Steve J. >> >> >______________________________________________________________________ >> >> Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological >Society. >> Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. >> Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at >www.ohiobirds.org/forum/ >> . >> >> You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: >> http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS >> Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] >> > >______________________________________________________________________ > >Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. >Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. >Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at >www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > >You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: >http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS >Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]