Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis

f4 @ 1/2500s, ISO:400, Nikon D3S w 500mm


"Grray-crowned Rosy Finch," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The gray-crowned rosy finch, or gray-crowned rosy-finch, is a species of passerine bird in the family Fringillidae native to Alaska, western Canada, and the north-western United States. Due to its remote and rocky alpine habitat it is rarely seen. There are currently six recognized subspecies. It is one of four species of rosy finches.
Homer, Alaska
 
03/13/2015