Social Distancing at the Feeders

 The Purple Finches showed up in force today here at Piney Place.

Here we have three Purple Finch and a Carolina Chickadee, each maintaining a six inch distance, or so it would seem. It looks like there is an open spot on the right ...

And another male finch surveying the situation, ready to make its move.

Obviously not welcome.

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In the first sentence I write "Purple Finches" and in the second, "Purple Finch". In both cases referring to multiple birds. Of course consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. Or something like that ...