ML630293029
Contributor
Tom Leskiw Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Mad River--Blue Lake gravel bar (incl. Taylor Way and west levee trail)
Humboldt, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
In shrub at SW corner of BMX bike track. Despite the overcast conditions, the birds--with their face and breast infused with a yellow-orange color--stood out. The colors--not the deep raspberry red normally seen--are possibly the result of a carotenoid-deficient diet. I don't recall seeing this among Purple Finches before. The photos don't really accurately portray the amount of yellow-orange in the suprercilium and breast.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
- ISO
- 320
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- Dimensions
- 2471 pixels x 1805 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.11 MB