SUFFUSED IN TONES OF RASPBERRY RED, MAINLY ON HIS HEAD AND BREAST, THE PURPLE FINCH WAS ONCE DESCRIBED BY US ORNITHOLOGIST ROGER TORY PETERSON AS “A FINCH DIPPED IN RASPBERRY JUICE,” THE MALE IS A TREAT FOR ANY BIRD LOVER TO SEE.
The male us a purplish-red color on his head, upper body, and breast. His belly is splashed with light red streaks with another splash of red on his rump, being the patch above the tail and low on the back.
The female, meanwhile, is a streaky brown and white color, with not one single raspberry feather on her entire body.
Purple Finches prefer to breed in coniferous or mixed type forests, spending the winter in a wider variety of habitats, often visiting backyard feeders.
There are two subspecies of Purple Finch, one found in the east, including much of Canada, with the other subspecies living along the Pacific Coast. The Pacific subspecies tends to be somewhat less colorful than its eastern counterpart and tends to sing much faster.
In some seasons, these birds can be seen migrating in large numbers. These movements are known as irruptions,’ and are quite different than normal migrations. It is thought these types of migrations are caused by poor conifer seed crops. A very important source of food for Purple Finches.
The song of the Purple Finch is quite cheery, consisting of a series of whistles. Females have a similar song that can last up to two minutes long, quite often singing from within the nest.
The New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae), is a honeyeater species found throughout southern Australia. A mainly black and white bird, with a large yellow wing patch, white facial tufts, and a matching white iris. There is also a small white ear patch and yellow margins in the tail. 
A highly active bird, the New Holland Honeyeater rarely sits still long enough for photo ops. The female is similar looking to the male, though slightly smaller.
This species is found throughout southern Australia, including the island of Tasmania, Brisbane, and Queensland, to just north of Perth in Western Australia.
These birds are mostly found in dry scrubby areas, but they will also frequent dry savannas, forests, grasslands, plantations, and gardens, especially where Grevillea and Banksia are found.
New Holland Honeyeaters actively feed on the nectar of flowers, darting from flower to flower in search of this high-energy food. Other sources of food include fruit, insects, and spiders.
The female tends to be more of an olive green shade with a black tail. She is easily recognizable with upper tail covers and rump being a bright scarlet.
This bird can be found throughout many parts of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
This bird is found living at an altitude of 1000 m (3500 ft), mainly in tropical and or subtropical moist lowland forests, wooded areas, and gardens.
This bird is can quite often found in gardens with flowering and fruiting plants, especially mistletoe. Whether in forests or gardens mainly feeding on figs and fruit.
During the breeding season, the Scarlet-backed flowerpecker weaves a pouch-shaped nest hanging from a high branch. The nest has a side entrance, which is something typical of the flowerpecker family as a whole.
The population of this bird is thought to be in a stable condition with no evidence of any decline or immediate substantial threats.
