American Goldfinch (female)

August 12, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

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The female goldfinch has more olive green in the body, and is less brightly colored than the summer bright lemon yellow plumage of the male goldfinch.

 

We have many goldfinches in northern Illinois, as food is plentiful.  There are many types of thistle seeds and good quantities of bee balm in the area where I live.  Lately the finches have been absolutely stuffing their mouths with bee balm flowers/seeds, sometimes not even noticing a human with a camera nearby.

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