Finicky Skittish Goldfinches

by YankeeJim | July 27, 2011 at 05:55 pm

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They are at my balcony garden six at a time feeding on their favorites: sunflowers, daisies, and Echinacea. There is a bird feeder right next to them, but they prefer eating upside down and extracting the seeds the old fashioned way.

“(gōld'fĭnch')
n.

Any of several small American finches of the genus Carduelis, especially C. tristis, of which the male has yellow plumage with a black forehead, wings, and tail.

A small Eurasian finch (Carduelis carduelis) having brownish plumage with black wings boldly marked with yellow and a red patch across the face.
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