American Goldfinch 5
by Deena Stoddard
Title
American Goldfinch 5
Artist
Deena Stoddard
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This handsome little finch, the state bird of New Jersey, Iowa, and Washington, is welcome and common at feeders, where it takes primarily sunflower seeds and Niger thistle. Goldfinches often flock with Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls. Spring males are brilliant yellow and shiny black with a bit of white. Females and all winter birds are more dull but identifiable by their conical bill; pointed, notched tail; wingbars; and lack of streaking. During molts they look bizarrely patchy.
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March 7th, 2014
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Darlene Graeser
Love the colors of this - particularly the mottled lavender background - definitely highlights the bird and its own color scheme. Well captured and presented.