tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post5608786513892420117..comments2023-10-10T06:13:19.536-04:00Comments on my life my art my journey: WBW-11 The Purple House FinchSondrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-57709092612334793322011-02-06T23:53:25.636-05:002011-02-06T23:53:25.636-05:00Goodness gracious- purple house finch it is!Goodness gracious- purple house finch it is!Mike B. @ slugyard.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11875788839708390039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-23223342180469036062011-02-04T13:26:26.574-05:002011-02-04T13:26:26.574-05:00I like to see them together, but I only have the p...I like to see them together, but I only have the purples for part of the winter into March.I think there is a small size difference, I was surprised to see a female purple this last month where i help band birds when it warms up.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-17622692275599804122011-02-04T00:40:57.173-05:002011-02-04T00:40:57.173-05:00Great post! Lots of great finches :)Great post! Lots of great finches :)Johnny Nutcasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429848435564779353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-3542242534344050242011-02-03T13:57:20.739-05:002011-02-03T13:57:20.739-05:00Really great finch shot collection! Well done.Really great finch shot collection! Well done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-29994782516793145032011-02-03T10:18:06.120-05:002011-02-03T10:18:06.120-05:00Pretty bird -- we used to have a similar one (or m...Pretty bird -- we used to have a similar one (or maybe it was the same) on our feeders in Oregon when we lived there -- at any rate, it was a house finch! (I am a long-term novice birder.)<br /><br />I enjoyed your sidebar comment about traveling. We've now slept (in our RV) in 47 states. Love the traveling life!Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-32883840477768153712011-02-02T17:52:12.512-05:002011-02-02T17:52:12.512-05:00Excellent comparison shots Dixxe. You've got t...Excellent comparison shots Dixxe. You've got to love those species that give you a challenge at identifying them. For me my nemesis is Gulls, especially juveniles. They all look the same!<br /><br />Adam @ <a href="http://my-life-outside.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Life Outside</a>Adam Tilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511062199868213059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-67632155521028836132011-02-02T15:26:12.318-05:002011-02-02T15:26:12.318-05:00That was the definitive finch differentiation post...That was the definitive finch differentiation post! Something I sorely needed. Your pictures illustrated your text perfectly.<br /> Also, the final line of your post "YOU don't have to be a Bird Watcher to join in--just enjoy sharing what you bring back from your explorations and adventures into nature," is so perfectly put I pinched it word for word and added it to the WBW 3 easy steps section. True Spirit Dixxe. <br />Hope you don't mind!Springmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094132506583563094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-59863864278003607742011-02-02T10:03:18.258-05:002011-02-02T10:03:18.258-05:00Great post, super comparisons accompanied by your ...Great post, super comparisons accompanied by your excellent pictures. ~karenKaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-52163963371317918702011-02-02T09:56:40.505-05:002011-02-02T09:56:40.505-05:00OMG thank you so much for this post. I am so much ...OMG thank you so much for this post. I am so much clearer on these birds now! I'm going to sit in the back yard today, in the rain, and figure these birds out once and for all! LOLEmpty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-81897765413564199832011-02-02T09:47:53.689-05:002011-02-02T09:47:53.689-05:00Lots of house finches around our feeders (southwes...Lots of house finches around our feeders (southwestern Ohio)but no purple finches. Both are pretty little birds and well-captured in your photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-87703928489479937622011-02-02T09:12:37.879-05:002011-02-02T09:12:37.879-05:00A fascinating post with lovely photos! In addition...A fascinating post with lovely photos! In addition to Frank's mention of the similarity between the Marsh and Willow Tit we also have the Chiffchaff and the Willow Warbler to try to differentiate between, we are home and dry if the Chiffchaff is calling its name to us though :)<br /><br />As usual I am catching up Dixxe and thoroughly enjoyed your post concerning animal's souls. I completely agree with you and thought your sentence at the end summed it up beautifully <br />'I believe animals have souls and they can speak, how do you know they dont, just because they've never spoken to you?'<br />That says it all for me! I have often said that if they could speak our language or we theirs we would realise they are equal to us and not inferior as many ignorant people seem to think!<br /><br />I also enjoyed the post and photos of the Cliff Swallows.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-72851187193880054202011-02-02T07:13:15.527-05:002011-02-02T07:13:15.527-05:00Nice comparison of the two finches! They are easy ...Nice comparison of the two finches! They are easy to mix up, particularly at a distance. To me, Purple is cold red, House warm red, Purple high forehead, House flat forehead.Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-90198965012815618812011-02-02T01:59:41.511-05:002011-02-02T01:59:41.511-05:00If you say so. I can only properly identify our bi...If you say so. I can only properly identify our bird if I have a good photo or twenty and can spread it on the full screen.<br />I like your finches whatever their proper names.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-91592091163973567782011-02-02T00:48:46.959-05:002011-02-02T00:48:46.959-05:00Lovely pictures Dixxe.
Some birds can be a real pr...Lovely pictures Dixxe.<br />Some birds can be a real problem trying to ID; so similar.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-16541302168546434542011-02-02T00:10:51.991-05:002011-02-02T00:10:51.991-05:00Excellent photos and comparisons of these two bird...Excellent photos and comparisons of these two birds. Fortunately - perhaps - those are two we don't have in this county!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-64992604196217821442011-02-01T23:40:02.786-05:002011-02-01T23:40:02.786-05:00Very informative post with the comparisons. :)Very informative post with the comparisons. :)Sally in WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986783811683407554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-59111184652958354102011-02-01T22:59:59.449-05:002011-02-01T22:59:59.449-05:00I sometimes find it challanging to id a bird. I&#...I sometimes find it challanging to id a bird. I'll pull out all my books, go to various sites on the web and will still be unsure. Sometimes an individual bird just doesn't seem to fit the norm.Martha Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-21272979780454766402011-02-01T22:25:16.200-05:002011-02-01T22:25:16.200-05:00I fully understand the being lazy part.
I recently...I fully understand the being lazy part.<br />I recently tried to understand Isabelline Shrikes and I still try to grasp the Gulls... oh well :)<br /><br />Love it that you did your job here well and the photos are awesome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-86086742970278904502011-02-01T22:18:14.904-05:002011-02-01T22:18:14.904-05:00Great post Dixxe!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon...Great post Dixxe!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328368010048580769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-27092861277259942992011-02-01T18:40:45.220-05:002011-02-01T18:40:45.220-05:00Nice info..... backed up with lovely images.
Chec...Nice info..... backed up with lovely images.<br /><br />Check out my blog, these are very similar to the Mealy and Lesser Redpolls.<br /><br />Fascinating when two species are very similar and the sometimes very subtle differencesDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161477971524343938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-81456158486094291912011-02-01T17:55:11.767-05:002011-02-01T17:55:11.767-05:00Only 3 states to go --- well, then what :-)
BTW, t...Only 3 states to go --- well, then what :-)<br />BTW, that profile image has me wondering: pearls of wisdom floating out of your mouth?<br />Your detailed descriptions do you credit. I am only about a decade behind you in bird recognition.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by - and you might have been right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-89335690958634405852011-02-01T17:01:46.839-05:002011-02-01T17:01:46.839-05:00Beautiful little birds very well captured. Great i...Beautiful little birds very well captured. Great info also.theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569287982426382052.post-29943399722036169442011-02-01T15:51:47.262-05:002011-02-01T15:51:47.262-05:00Excellent post providing the comparisons Dixxe
My...Excellent post providing the comparisons Dixxe<br /><br />My nemasis are Willow and Marsh Tits UNLESS they happen to be calling!FABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.com