Cool fact about the Purple Finch from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

• The Purple Finch uses its big beak and tongue to crush seeds and extract the nut. They do a similar trick to get at nectar without eating an entire flower, and also to get to a seed buried inside a fleshy fruit.

If you want to learn more  about these beautiful birds: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Purple_Finch/

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