POTD 6/4/21
PURPLE FINCH? - The state bird of New Hampshire, the Purple Finch, is not really purple. Why the name? The species name, purpureus, comes from Latin and means “crimson” or other reddish color. Our word “purple,” meaning a color obtained from mixing red and blue, derives from the Latin, purpureus. The Purple Finch is really a crimson colored finch.
Comments
Ruth R. Wandersee Dubbs(non-registered)
Quite stately looking.
Kathy Geheb(non-registered)
I love these tidbits of info we get with your beautiful photos.
No comments posted.
Loading...
Subscribe
RSS
Keywords
Archive
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
© Paul Willis Photographs