For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Hello again everyone! Well, today we have a very colorful bird, the “American Goldfinch”. This is a small bird the size of a chickadee and for us here in the north it is a summer visitor. This is the male in it’s summer plumage in the top photo, and it’s winter plumage in the bottom photo. Although it is normally a summer bird for us, last winter they were around in record numbers. Until last winter I had never seen one here in winter, so it was a special treat. There were over 100 that would come to my feeder at times, regularly there was around 50 of them. They have a nice cheerful song and usually come back here in May and leave in early fall heading south. They are easily attracted to feeders and love sunflower seeds and niger seeds. I hope you have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
Β©2021 Steve McLeod.
Love the finches They brighten up everything
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Yes, that’s for sure, very bright and cheerful little birds!
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Wonderful colours
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They are bright and cheerful!
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I love bright and cheerful birds. They make the world a happier place! ππΈπ» πβοΈβοΈ
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Yes, and these are great for that!ππΊπ·
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We get the goldfinches here as well and certainly they are a bright and cheerful bird ! Great pic of the bird having snow on its beak ! βοΈβοΈππ»
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Yes, they are nice to have around! Thanks, I thought he looked kind of cute with the snow on his beak.ππΈπ·
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