Purple Finch (edit: Not a Spring Cardinal)

My bad y'all Purple Finch

Original text below: I have no text to write in this space. A cardinal, atop a bird feeder

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11 Comments

JosephSmith3130@mastodon.social · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

@kat_angstrom looks like a House Finch

kat_angstrom@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Say whaaaaaat

Even with the bright red head? I thought it was a winter cardinal turning springlike

Okokimup@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Definitely House Finch. You can tell by the beak. Cardinals are orange.

paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y (6 replies)

Is this rage bait?

littlebluespark@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Ferreal. That's a grosbeak.

kat_angstrom@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Whaaaaaat

I thought it was a winter cardinal turning spring

littlebluespark@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Apologies, you may be right. I hadn't zoomed in, sorry. Its crest does look a little off, though. Any other pics to help clarify?

kat_angstrom@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

This one help?

littlebluespark@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Yep, @paysrenttobirds was correct, in fact. 🤓

paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

Haha, I thought it was a purple finch 🤷‍♂️

rigatti@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

That ain't no Spring Chicken.