As a 'casual birder', I have been waiting for a Purple Finch to appear at my
feeders among the large number of House Finches who visit daily. I've been
watching/photographing for several years. Today was the day!

I finally got some photos of what is most definitely a male Purple Finch at
my feeder today. He's been around for a few days, but today I was able to
get photos to convince myself that there was no chance that he was just a
overly-showy House Finch.

The House Finches have been feeding fledglings here for a week or so.

Jeff

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