Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Male Purple Finch

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2011 at 10:21:00 (UTC)

Original - A male Purple Finch

Reason: Obvious EV and quality, great composition. Provides a wonderful contrast to the shot of the female (nominated above).
Articles in which this image appears: Purple Finch
FP category for this image: Animals/Birds
Creator: Cephas

Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 10:21, 5 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support. --KFP (contact | edits) 13:21, 5 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support. One of my favorites. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 05:49, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support JJ Harrison (talk) 06:22, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support excellent --ka ʁs tn 11:37, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for now. The photo is great, but I think the EV isn't adequate yet. The article says there are two subspecies, which differ in plumage. Male plumage is also apparently more colourful during breeding.[1] The Purple Finch article doesn't say anything about the latter issue, or specify which circumstances apply to the bird pictured here. Details on the image description page indicate that the photo was taken during breeding season, within the range of the eastern subspecies, but we shouldn't impose this sort of detective work on the reader. --Avenue (talk) 12:20, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Mbz1 (talk) 19:55, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Same reasons as for the image above. Great picture. Harrison49 (talk) 21:44, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- George Chernilevsky ^talk 18:51, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support. This is a good one. --jjron (talk) 10:59, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Carpodacus purpureus CT3.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 12:53, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]