Highlighted by late afternoon sun, an American Goldfinch feeds.
Highlighted.
Tag: Spinus tristis
A molting American Goldfinch and a fledgling perch on a sunflower just outside the kitchen window. I deduced it as a fledgling because it exhibited begging behaviour just before taking this photo, which may appear to be a little out of focus – I shot it through the window screen.
As attractive.
I mix whole shelled sunflower seed into what goes in the feeders. In wet weather I watch how much of this I put out, since it spoils so quickly.
For American Goldfinches, it’s as attractive a food as the in-shell sunflower.
Clings.
A molting American Goldfinch clings to the nyger seed feeder.
Peaceably
An American Goldfinch and a Pine Siskin peaceably share drinking from the bird bath.
No, I am not upside down.
This American Goldfinch is.
Blends in.
A male American Goldfinch blends in quite nicely.
Perched
This male American Goldfinch in molt briefly perched on the shepherd’s crook before dropping down to the nyger seed feeder.
Cracks
An American Goldfinch cracks open a sunflower seed on a recent -17C morning.
At the feeder
A male American Goldfinch.
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