Tuesday, January 4

january Gold




People often mistakenly think they have a "new" bird in their yard or at their feeder. When it is in truth, it is the familiar American goldfinch who has been there all along.
The catch is that the male "wild canary" changes his brilliant dandelion and ebony breeding plumage to a softer hue.
He more closely resembles his Mrs. than his glorious June self.

2 comments:

Florida Beach Basics said...

what a little beauty!

cindyzlogic said...

Nice capture of the Goldfinch! I'm an original South Dakotan living in Kansas. Happy to find your blog and the Black Hills is still my favorite place!