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Purple Finch (edit: Not a Spring Cardinal) (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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My bad y'all Purple Finch

Original text below: I have no text to write in this space. A cardinal, atop a bird feeder

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Ferreal. That's a grosbeak.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Haha, I thought it was a purple finch ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Whaaaaaat

I thought it was a winter cardinal turning spring

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Apologies, you may be right. I hadn't zoomed in, sorry. Its crest does look a little off, though. Any other pics to help clarify?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This one help?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yep, @paysrenttobirds was correct, in fact. ๐Ÿค“