[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This female Brambling was photographed in the famous "boneyards" at the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence island, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This male Brambling was photographed in the famous "boneyards" at the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence island, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This male Brambling was photographed in the famous "boneyards" at the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence island, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 6.7 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Santa Marta Brush-Finch (an endemic species) was photographed at the ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Department Magdalena, Colombia. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: June 8, 2009)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Chaffinch was photographed at Insh Marshes RSPB Reserve, Insh, Scotland, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor 180mm EDAF-D f2.8 lens (EFL=270mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: June 18, 2004)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This male Chaffinch was photographed at Arne RSPB Reserve, England. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This male Chaffinch was photographed at Arne RSPB Reserve, England. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This male Chaffinch was photographed at Arne RSPB Reserve, England. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)