1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. REC.BIRDS

  • A finch (pic)

    From jmcquown@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 12 13:28:23 2020
    Red, purple? I honestly don't know. The differences in colour are
    elusive to my naked eyeballs. It doesn't really matter, they're beautiful!

    All I know is it's an extremely windy day. What I call "trade winds"
    are blowing across this South Carolina sea island. There have been birds
    going crazy all over the patio, in the bath, at the feeder. I saw a
    yellow throated warbler in the bath early today. Hummingbirds hanging
    onto branches while the wind whips things around.

    It hasn't rained yet. It might not. We could use some, though.
    Certainly without the high winds, thunder and lightning.

    https://i.postimg.cc/vmTnLhyK/redfinch.jpg

    Birds are good predicters of storms. I have a feeling we might be in
    for a doozy.

    Jill

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Laine@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Sun Apr 12 14:34:43 2020
    jmcquown wrote:

    Red, purple? I honestly don't know. The differences in colour are
    elusive to my naked eyeballs. It doesn't really matter, they're beautiful!

    House Finch. You'll be much more aware of the difference once you've
    seen a Purple Finch ;-)

    Very windy here, too (New Jersey). Happy Easter!

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From gexgeko@gmail.com@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Tue Apr 14 17:26:39 2020
    On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 1:28:49 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
    Red, purple? I honestly don't know. The differences in colour are
    elusive to my naked eyeballs. It doesn't really matter, they're beautiful!

    All I know is it's an extremely windy day. What I call "trade winds"
    are blowing across this South Carolina sea island. There have been birds going crazy all over the patio, in the bath, at the feeder. I saw a
    yellow throated warbler in the bath early today. Hummingbirds hanging
    onto branches while the wind whips things around.

    It hasn't rained yet. It might not. We could use some, though.
    Certainly without the high winds, thunder and lightning.

    https://i.postimg.cc/vmTnLhyK/redfinch.jpg

    Birds are good predicters of storms. I have a feeling we might be in
    for a doozy.

    Jill

    Looks like it's a House Finch https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Finch/id

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)