Goldfinch

There’s a beautiful high-pitched tinkling from the branch above me. It’s a glorious Goldfinch, one of my favourite birds.

Goldfinch - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

I could listen to it for longer than it wants to stay here and my heart soars when it lifts off and flutters away, lost in the sky.

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Pat says:

4 May, 2023 at 3:49 pm

I was surprised to see the coloring of your Goldfinch. The American Goldfinch is bright yellow all over with black wings, and its “song” is a bunch of twittering — certainly not what I would call melodious. They also have bad manners on birdfeeders. There can be throngs of them squabbling for a “seat at the table” and once getting there, just sitting there all day so other “polite” birds like Chickadees or Titmice can’t approach, take a seed, and fly off. But in summer, seeing this spot of gold perching on a flower, especially a blue flower like Chicory or Globe Thistle can be stunning.

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