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The Peterson Field Guide says the Purple finch is "like a sparrow dipped in raspberry juice." This subject, submitted by Birding Wire reader Gene McGarry, was photographed Oct. 28 on his Woodstock, NY property. "Several of them, males and females, have been hanging around for about a month," Gene writes. Tech: Canon 7D with Canon EF 500mm f/4L lens and 1.4 extender, ISO 400, f/10 at 1/100 sec.

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