I found this pair of American Goldfinches seeking those tiny little thistle seeds. Fields of Canadian thistle beginning to seed...taking to the air like flocks of tiny white birds...
He, on one side of the path and...
she on the other...a perfect place for lunch!
It was a nice to see the finches feeding from Mother Nature. I usually see them hanging upside down on my nyjer feeders..
Such a lovely contrast of textures and color...on such a nice day!
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Beautiful photos, yes it is so nice to be able to capture them eating at natural's picnic table. This morning I watched a male eating at the zinnias. I was peeping through the wooden blinds, naturally no camera, but it was still a joy to watch.
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Got their own buffet.
Great pictures.
Tina, they are all beautiful, but I especially liked the 3rd one with the thistles floating in the air.
Hi Tina, We have had alot of beautiful Goldfinches this summer also. They seem to be at the feeders off and on all day long.
I love seeing yours in all of that purple color..
Hugs,
Betsy
Thistle birds actually eating thistle! I plant thistle & milkweed in the hopes that they'll give me a break on my sunflower seed bill, but no noticeable decrease. Very nice series of photos.
Beautiful photographs. The thistle is gorgeous. I agree that it is so nice to see birds doing their natural thing.
Those photos are so sweet! Especially the close ups of the female, gorgeous!
These are beautiful pictures, Tina. We have lots of goldfinches around, but we see them visiting our feeders. They must be finding plenty of thistles, however, since they mostly ignore our nyjer feeders.
Tina: I have this same situation here in Ohio and I counted five goldfich in a ten foot section.
I had not seen this kind of thistle before. We get the Canada thistle which usually has a single blue flower at the top that turns to seed that the finches love. This is really a bonanza for them.
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Just beautiful Tina!
The yellow plumage stands out beautiful in those wide angle frames. Beautiful
They look so beautiful among the thistle - pretty birds in pretty scenery!!
A return thanks - biologist friend says with authority that red is a pigment color related to diet (e.g. the red spots on waxwings) - so that is probably why the cap is orange, not red, alto the juvie males - the ones w/red cap on top - rarely have bright red - at least the ones coming to my feeders. But you definitely have a juvie male Hairy. Sibley does not show the juvie female, but downy & hairy young females (no red caps or spots) definitely are getting fed around my yard. They always make for good birding. And oh yes, now you need to get started on your second 100 posts!
Oh my! such nice photos!love the two where the finches are picking out some of the fluff!
i wonder now..do they eat the fluff part or just the seed?
must use google now..:)
Indeed a beautiful set of photographs :)
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Wonderful goldfinch pictures!
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