Purple Finch

Purple Finch sitting on a small branch next to a bird feeder in the snow. A female Northern Cardinal is on the opposite side of the tree.
Purple Finch, Murray KY House, Murray, KY, February 16, 2015
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon 18-135 mm lens; 135 mm; ISO-160; f/5.6; 1/200 sec.

This page is for the Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus). My first photographic evidence occurred on February 16, 2015 at our house in Murray, KY. I have seen these birds frequently in Kentucky and Oklahoma, but have not seen one yet in Texas.

The above photograph is currently the only representative example of a Purple Finch that I have taken.