[NatureNS] Strange Purple Finch

From: "John Kearney" <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 13:57:58 -0300
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At Doctor's Brook, Antigonish County, today (May 5), I had a pinkish Purple
Finch at my feeders. Has anyone ever seen this before? Is it a form of
partial albinism? Or is it an unusual plumage variation? You can see some
photos of the bird at
http://picasaweb.google.com/j.f.kearney/StrangePurpleFinch. Click on the
thumbnails to see a larger photo. I'm photographically challenged so I
apologize in advance for the poor quality images.

John Kearney

 


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today (May 5), I had a pinkish Purple Finch at my feeders. Has anyone =
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this before? Is it a form of partial albinism? Or is it an unusual =
plumage
variation? You can see some photos of the bird at <a
href=3D"http://picasaweb.google.com/j.f.kearney/StrangePurpleFinch">http:=
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Click on the thumbnails to see a larger photo. I&#8217;m =
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