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Orange Immortal [66519]
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Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 3:24 PM
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Purple Finch are around right now.
House Finch are around all year.
Here is a photo I just snapped to help all interested know the difference.
Purple Finch has more color on the head and upper body.
They have no belly streaks where as the House has many streaks.
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Orange Immortal [68394]
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That's OK.
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Mar 12, 2025, 3:39 PM
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Red cabbage and red onions aren't really red.
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 3:46 PM
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Feed 'em blueberries ?
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Tigerdug!!!***
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Mar 12, 2025, 4:32 PM
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Re: Tigerdug!!!***
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Mar 12, 2025, 5:41 PM
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Dynasty Maker [3594]
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 3:49 PM
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Thanks Tugalooriver** ___ this past year, I had some major health issues, that took me off the golf course for awhile - hence, I got to reading your old blog, about all those birds, and "stole" a bunch of your photos, for reference. Then, I started ""feeding the birds"" on my back deck with left over cornbread & crumbled up crackers ---- which led to, buying feeders, seed, and putting out ""water plates"" & such, I just got in a 50lb. bag millet, and they are going crazy !!! I do most of my watching, with my binoculars now, but think they will get better use to us moving around in the house soon. We have two pair of the House Finch" -- a bunch of the Gold Finch, showed up, after I put out the millet. We've got 4 pairs of Cardinals - I have seen a small green bird that looks like a female, Painted Bunting. Lots of others, but I don't have to tell you**** Plan on making my first ""Homemade Suet" soon -- Put two suet cakes on a feeder and had a "coon" take one home with a few weeks back!!
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 3:55 PM
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If it “identifies” as purple, then it’s purple. It’s science.
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 4:08 PM
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Purple around Clemson town, "identifies" as **Regalia** __ GO TIGERS !!!!!!!!!
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 4:33 PM
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That looks like a bird that a kindergartener made with finger paints.
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Orange Blooded [2245]
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 4:10 PM
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Your camera may be colorblind
Just sayin
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 4:28 PM
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Good to hear from Tigerdug.
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 5:44 PM
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Why ? I have never said a serious thing on here , and if I did I retract 😁
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 4:28 PM
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Thanks for the picture! In Austin, we're seeing lots of Goldfinches, Carolina Wrens, Cardinals and Blue Jays, but no Purple Finches. The Goldfinches are hitting my Nyjer feeders pretty hard--I've gone through almost 5 pounds in three weeks. They seem to like these tiny seeds as much as I like Cheetos. lol
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Dynasty Maker [3350]
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 4:34 PM
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Have an interstate highway of birds migrating through. They are hungry and have a ways to go
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 4:38 PM
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Do you have purple martins? My Dad used to make homes for them from gourds and build multi-level wooden houses for them. Evidently they eat mosquitoes which was very beneficial where we grew up on Johns Island.
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Re: Purple Finch aint really purple
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Mar 12, 2025, 4:57 PM
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I do not, but have had up a house for years.
Now is the time to attract them as they come up river looking for a spot. Either you get them now or you don't get them till next year.
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neither are purple martins***
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Mar 12, 2025, 7:02 PM
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