RHH's photos with the keyword: cassinii

This is a male Cassin's Finch, distinguished from the very similar House Finch by its bright red crest and nearly unstreaked underparts.

This is an immature Cassin's Finch, very different from the male and very similar to the female House Finch.

This is female Cassin's Finch, photographed in our back yard.

Cassin's Finch differs from the similar House Finch with its bright crest and almost unstreaked underparts.

These Finches are very common at our feeders along with the similar House Finches.

We did not recognize these at first as different from the House Finches that are always at our feeders but these larger and more elegant birds were there in the spring, though we have not seen them since. They are distinguished by their rosy crest and size from the House or Purple Finches we see. On another note, our presence on Ipernity well be a bit spotty. We are in Edmonton for a couple of weeks helping our youngest daughter who had a baby grandson last week. We are doing the cooking, cleaning, child care and helping in whatever ways we can while she recovers as well as enjoying our grandchildren. It is cold here, about -40F (also -40C) here, so cold that we are not even going outdoors. It is supposed to warm up a bit over the weekend, but for now it is so cold that the children do not have school. We went from lots of snow and relatively warmer temperatures to less snow and bitterly cold temps.

This is Cassin's Finch, similar to but larger than a House Finch and with a brilliant crest.

Cassin's Finch is larger, less heavily streaked on the breast than the much more common House Finch, and distinguished by a brilliant red crest

We have a birdbath in the back garden and this Cassin's Finch had just bathed and was at the suet we put out when I took his photo.

Cassin's Finch is a bird new to our feeders and new to us. They have started coming recently and suddenly we've seen a lot of them. They are similar at first glance to the very common House Finch (of which I've posted an inset) but are distinguished by the brilliant red crown, longer wings and unstreaked breast. Unlike the House Finch their range is limited to the west, from Mexico up into British Columbia.

Cassin's Finch is a bird new to our feeders and new to us. They have started coming recently and suddenly we've seen a lot of them. They are similar at first glance to the very common House Finch (of which I've posted an inset) but are distinguished by the brilliant red crown, longer wings and unstreaked breast.

Cassin's Finch is a bird new to our feeders and new to us. They have started coming recently and suddenly we've seen a lot of them. They are similar at first glance to the very common House Finch (of which I've posted an inset) but are distinguished by the brilliant red crown, longer wings and unstreaked breast.

Cassin's Finch is a bird new to our feeders and new to us. They have started coming recently and suddenly we've seen a lot of them. They are similar at first glance to the very common House Finch (of which I've posted an inset) but are distinguished by the brilliant red crown, longer wings and unstreaked breast.