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22-JAN-2011 Laura Milholland

House Finch

San Rafael, CA

Possibly misidentified - either a House Finch or a Purple Finch. Their descriptions are very similar and we have both in our area.
House Finch - "Bib is clearly set off from streaked underparts. Tail is squarish."
Purple Finch - "Pacific coast race is buffier and more diffusely streaked (than other Purple Finches); tail is...notched."
The yellowish bits may indicate House Finch rather than Purple Finch, but can only make my best guess.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 G AF-S
1/1000s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso500 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 01-Feb-2011 06:17
Laura, this is a lovely image.
Michel Terrien 31-Jan-2011 21:32
Excellent. Nice framing.
martyn george (Hedonic3000)30-Jan-2011 19:19
Excellent shot, Laura.
Ruth Voorhis30-Jan-2011 14:20
Superb capture, so detailed and clear! Gorgeous colors...
Steve Thuman29-Jan-2011 16:56
Very good!
Bea.28-Jan-2011 21:40
Strange name for a bird this colour. Top shot, nice framing too.
Lynn Halifax, NS 28-Jan-2011 21:26
Beautiful bird. Love the eye sparkle
Ed Duverger28-Jan-2011 19:34
Very neat shot.
Barry Ailetcher28-Jan-2011 17:49
great shot but where is the purple that is my favorite color i was hopping to see a purple bird
Graham P. 28-Jan-2011 17:44
Good sharp image of a lovely bird, well caught in perfect pose.
Jack Hoying28-Jan-2011 13:20
Nice photo of it! Looks to me like it's actually a House Finch.
Roger Bailey28-Jan-2011 11:29
Great image, nice little bird.
GaryNZ 28-Jan-2011 06:47
Lovely shot
paplvr28-Jan-2011 05:52
Awww, sweet picture of a beautiful bird. Linda S
Rich Strobel28-Jan-2011 05:37
Really well done Laura, I like it !!
fotabug28-Jan-2011 05:29
A pro shot, Laura, worthy of being in a bird book