All winter, the goldfinch are a dull shade of olive and sometimes, downright beige. As summer arrives, they begin to morph into the bright yellow goldfinch we love. This year, they are changing about a month early. I’m just happy they have returned.
This little just past fledgling goldfinch is changing from drab to rich yellow.
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Beautiful photos, and I can imagine the beauty of his song!
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Goldfinch sound exactly like you think they ought to sound. Little happy trills in the spring and summer breeze.
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Okay, I couldn’t hear the goldfinch but that’s my problem. This closeup is wonderful – almost Currier and Ives. You could use it as the visual for a musical card.
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So beautiful! But very different from our goldfinches (https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/goldfinch/)
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Love that bright red face! What a pretty little finch!
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Yes, one of my favourites among our garden birds. We only get them in our garden occasionally but my parents, who lived further out of London and had a much bigger garden, used to see them a lot 🙂
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I think all kinds of finch are “flock” birds. They like hanging out in groups.
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What beautiful little birds!
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They are little rays of sunshine 😀 And this time of year, because they are recently hatched, we get a lot of them, at least for a few weeks.
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slmret, I think the birds were out to thank Mother Nature for a wondrous day.
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A thought as beautiful as the pretty little birds!
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Beautiful photos, Marilyn. How do the finches act at the feeder with the other birds?
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They are very friendly, but they aren’t fighters. If the other birds get pushy, they fly away.
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Duke could intercede for the Finches.
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Garry–I could so picture the Duke sashaying over the bird feeder and giving them all whatfor!
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When we need to get the squirrels, doves, and cowbirds to “move on,” we send the Duke out on the deck and with a little encouragement, he barks at them. Then he comes in and asks for a treat.
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Lois, Duke and Duke – ‘The Shootists”
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These little birds are beautiful.
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Sunshine birds 😀
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This is simply wonderful ❤️
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I love this time of year. We got lots of little finches, newly fledged and just beginning to fly.
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Yes, I’ll fly away!
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awesome! Enjoy them! xo
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They really are as bright as dandelions.
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