The Purple Finch
The Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus), 2024
6.13” x 4.50” x 3.00”
Hand painted acrylic on recycled cigar box sealed with satin varnish
Purple Finches migrate to the southern half of Canada for their breeding season around February or May. Male Purple Finches will court a female by singing softly while hopping up and down. They will also fluff their feathers sometimes with a twig or piece of grass in their beak. If he gets her attention, he then flies about a foot straight upward then lands, droops his wings and points his beak to the sky. The female commonly builds the nest out on the limb of a coniferous tree. The nest is made of a base of twigs, sticks, and roots, and then it is lined with finer grasses and animal hair. The female lays between 2-7 eggs in a clutch. She incubates the eggs for approximately 13 days. Then both parents will feed the young.
The Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus), 2024
6.13” x 4.50” x 3.00”
Hand painted acrylic on recycled cigar box sealed with satin varnish
Purple Finches migrate to the southern half of Canada for their breeding season around February or May. Male Purple Finches will court a female by singing softly while hopping up and down. They will also fluff their feathers sometimes with a twig or piece of grass in their beak. If he gets her attention, he then flies about a foot straight upward then lands, droops his wings and points his beak to the sky. The female commonly builds the nest out on the limb of a coniferous tree. The nest is made of a base of twigs, sticks, and roots, and then it is lined with finer grasses and animal hair. The female lays between 2-7 eggs in a clutch. She incubates the eggs for approximately 13 days. Then both parents will feed the young.
The Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus), 2024
6.13” x 4.50” x 3.00”
Hand painted acrylic on recycled cigar box sealed with satin varnish
Purple Finches migrate to the southern half of Canada for their breeding season around February or May. Male Purple Finches will court a female by singing softly while hopping up and down. They will also fluff their feathers sometimes with a twig or piece of grass in their beak. If he gets her attention, he then flies about a foot straight upward then lands, droops his wings and points his beak to the sky. The female commonly builds the nest out on the limb of a coniferous tree. The nest is made of a base of twigs, sticks, and roots, and then it is lined with finer grasses and animal hair. The female lays between 2-7 eggs in a clutch. She incubates the eggs for approximately 13 days. Then both parents will feed the young.