A moment I've been waiting for! I succeeded in taking a photo of a 
bright male Purple Finch perched next to a bright male House Finch, 
so it's easy to see the differences. The photo is posted at:
http://tinyurl.com/dusbn

That takes you directly to the photo. You can see the rest of my 
bird photos at:
http://www.toadmail.com/~birdbrain/mdbirds


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June Tveekrem
Columbia, Howard Co, MD
tweekiebird AT toadmail DOT com