Second Visitor by skipt07

Second Visitor

That's not entirely true. We found out that three Titmice are visiting the new feeder. This is the first non-Titmouse. My wife thought it might be a Pine Siskin, but it doesn't have stripes on its breast. We tried the Merlin app from the Cornell Labs and it said it is a Goldfinch. Unless it is a juvenile and molting.

This one made itself at home. It got into the box and ate for a while.

It's funny that I said yesterday that I didn't need a telephoto lens with the feeder on the window, but I can't get close to the window or I will scare them away and Titmice are very skittish. Here I used my very long lens, 200-600mm
The male goldfinches aren't always yellow and the females aren't either. Nice capture of it's feathers fluffed out.
January 3rd, 2024  
Super shot - it seems to be a youngster, with still lots of fluffy downy feathers ! So pleased they have come to trust the new feeding station ! fav
January 3rd, 2024  
It looks very bundled up for the winter in a puffy down jacket! I'll bet it's warm under there!
January 3rd, 2024  
Such a super close-up of this scruffy little fellow.
January 3rd, 2024  
Beautiful
January 3rd, 2024  
The wing pattern looks right but the colours look darker than any goldfinches I’ve seen. Even the females in winter usually look like an olive green on the chest but then the colour could be due to the lighting. Hope she comes back again and may give you more clues.
January 3rd, 2024  
@gardencat - l know it's odd. The wing bars match and the bill shape is the same. A male's bill is lighter in color so it could be a young female.
January 3rd, 2024  
Sweet capture.
January 3rd, 2024  
It's so sweet looking, whatever it is. I love it when they look so fat and fluffy like that!
January 3rd, 2024  
@emrob - That's what I keep telling people, I'm not fat, I'm fluffy.
January 3rd, 2024  
Beautiful pic. So bold.
January 3rd, 2024  
Gorgeous capture
January 3rd, 2024  
Outstanding!
January 3rd, 2024  
Beautifully captured;
January 3rd, 2024  
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