Purple Finch (I think)

I think this is a purple finch and not a house finch - I have a difficult time with these 2 species.

[wendy frost]

Brilliant capture a great bird to see. Fav.

[gloria jones]

Wonderful capture of this neat looking bird...great textures

[Milanie]

What a lovely setting for him with those nice tones and good lighting.

[Maggiemae]

One can see the colouring so well and he does have a little finch beak!

[sally agnew]

Delightful capture :)

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

A very pretty capture.

[Jenny Mallett]

Nice shot, the colour of the bird stands out against the background.

[Stephanie Swift]

What a beautiful little bird, whichever finch it is--fav for me.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I'd agree- they are hard to tell apart but the Purple Finch has more "sparrow-like" markings than the House Finch which is really red on top. Great shot!