A male (top) and female purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus), photographed in the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Areain Quebec. This species, part of the finch family, mainly eats seeds, berries and insects. They breed in the coniferous and mixed forests of Canada and the northeastern United States; birds from the northern part of this species' range will migrate in the winter.18 Feb 2015
Purple Finch
A male (top) and female purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus), photographed in the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Areain Quebec. This species, part of the finch family, mainly eats seeds, berries and insects. They breed in the coniferous and mixed forests of Canada and the northeastern United States; birds from the northern part of this species' range will migrate in the winter.