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Striking A Pose
November 13, 2025 A Goldfinch (Spinus tristis), striking a pose for my camera. Gregarious little birds gathering, sometimes with many together, to hunt for food. Going from one source of seeds to another with their undulating flight, singing their soft, sweet, “po-ta-to-chip” song as they go. _______________________ If you would like to receive my daily…
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On A Bare Branch
June 18, 2025 Goldfinch (Spinus tristis), are here in the mountains of central Virginia year round. They’re strictly seed eaters and I love seeing them coming to the seed heads of flowers in my gardens The Goldfinches molt twice a year. As summer moves on they change their bright spring and summer feathers for duller…
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Everybody Needs A Scarecrow
June 1, 2025 Everyone needs a scarecrow don’t you think? Mine, made of a raincoat, garden gloves, and an old hat. Here he is showing us the view. And he’s providing a resting place for a Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) who’s enjoying the tour. At the end of the tour the Goldfinch gets some thistle seed.…
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An Independent Sort
All sorts of hubbub going on with many birds gathering around, going to the suet feeders and the hulled sunflower seeds. The snow triggered a panic it seemed. Not this Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) though. Dressed in its winter outfit the little critter was calmly going from seedhead to seedhead of Gray-headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) enjoying…
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Gardening With Nature In Mind
Here’s a Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) enjoying my gardens which have not been cleaned up. All the seedheads are still out there, making those seeds available to birds that are searching for a meal. Another thing that doesn’t happen in my yard – I never rake leaves. Butterflies, moths, lightning bugs, bees, salamanders, frogs, and even…