Girls of the Vermilon River. A Post to Camera Critters And Scenic Sunday.

Female Purple Finch

This post is all about girls. Really about how distinctive they are despite their consorts rather flamboyant colours.

Look closely at the plumage of this young lady and you'll see incredible markings in beiges, browns and almost whites.

The female Goldfinches below are not as dramatic as the male, but still pretty colourful.


Female Purple Finch.




Female Goldfinch.




Female Goldfinch.




Female Evening Grosbeak.




Female Grosbeak.







Certainly the Female Evening Grosbeak is a beauty in her own right, although she's not as blatant as her consort.


Female Grosbeak.




Female Pine Sisken




Female Pine Sisken.






Again, the most incredible markings set off with a bold yellow slash on this young lady.


Downy




Female Downy.






Here Mother Nature's pulled another little change making these gals the image of the male but leaving off the red patch on the head.


Female Downy.






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Female Purple Finch of The Vermilon River. A Post to Scenic Sunday.

The markings on these little birds makes them one of my favourites, and every bit as welcome as their vivid male counterparts. Just a few facts:
1) Collective nouns for finches include such words as a charm , a company, or a trembling of Finches.
2) The Purple Finch is the State bird of New Hampshire.
3) The male during courtship rituals may jump as high as a foot with tail cocked and chest puffed.
4) The population is on the decline in the eastern US because of possible competition with the House Finch.
All facts are from http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/199/_/Purple_Finch.aspx

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More Female Purple Finches of The Vermilon River

Even though the female lacks the purple, she is still an attractive bird.

Female Purple Finch of The Vermilon River

Although not as colourful as the male, the female is nevertheless a handsome bird, and this one seems to be posing for me.