Well Fed and Fluffed Up Against the Cold Temps! by sunnygreenwood

Well Fed and Fluffed Up Against the Cold Temps!

We have lots of American Goldfinches. Their winter coat is quite a bit duller than their summer coat!
Here's some info from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology if you're interested:

"Goldfinches are among the strictest vegetarians in the bird world, selecting an entirely vegetable diet and only inadvertently swallowing an occasional insect. When Brown-headed Cowbirds lay eggs in an American Goldfinch nest, the cowbird egg may hatch but the nestling seldom survives longer than three days. The cowbird chick simply can’t survive on the all-seed diet that goldfinches feed their young."
Wonderful capture.
January 17th, 2015  
Lovely shot :)
January 17th, 2015  
Just beautiful!
January 17th, 2015  
beautiful shot - Fav
January 17th, 2015  
Beautiful closeup.
January 18th, 2015  
A very proper-looking bird!
January 18th, 2015  
Beautiful capture and a fav, and hooray for their vegetarianism! (being a vegan myself).
January 18th, 2015  
What a beautiful portrait of this fluffy finch.
January 18th, 2015  
Terrific capture. He is so cute.
January 18th, 2015  
Such a gorgeous, soft image of this sweet little goldfinch. A beautiful capture, Anne.
January 18th, 2015  
Great capture
January 18th, 2015  
Beautiful little fellow looking all cosy and fluffed up.
January 18th, 2015  
These birds are delicate and beautiful.
January 19th, 2015  
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