New Bird

I had 2 new birds at my feeder today. Yucky, rainy day, but this was the best I had with the time I had. Can anyone identify? It looks like a Finch, I think? It was slightly yellow. I didn't get a good look at it's back, but it had distinct black feathers on the ends of it's wings. The other bird was black and white - I hope he comes back.

[Vee]

This looks like a Goldfinch...maybe American Goldfinch because it has a bit of a brown tint?

[Vee]

Here's an American Goldfinch for comparison: http://365project.org/vskolnik/365/2012-11-14
and a Lesser Goldfinch: http://365project.org/vskolnik/365/2012-12-06

[katy]

I'd go with whatever Vee says! She is a bird guru! Terrific catch, Tara! you really know a lot about them too!

[karenann]

BEAUTIFUL background and lighting. The pov and colors are great!

[Genny]

No idea what kind of bird it is but a great background.

[Sue Wilde]

It's definitely a bird...and a gorgeous shot

[Tara]

@vskolnik I think you're right Vee - an American goldfinch. I had no idea that they changed plumage in the winter. I love learning new things. This guy fit the bill for winter plumage - cool! Thanks so much!

[Tara]

@grammyn Thanks Katy! I hope he'll be back on a pretty day.

[Tara]

@karenann Thanks Karenann! I did a little processing to berng out the colors since it was s dreary today. Thanks as always for stopping by and your kind words.

[Tara]

@gennywren Thank you Genny. I think Vee nailed it with American Goldfinch.

[Tara]

@swilde You think? :P. Thanks for the chuckle and sweet comment.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

My first thought was also Goldfinch. It could be a female, or an immature male. The second bird's description sounds like the male. Nice capture.

[MrsVanPatten]

Great capture I love the composition.

[Marc]

Fun! Terrific detail.

[Gerry]

great photo Tara

[Tara]

@olivetreeann @mrsvanpatten @jmrittle @gerry Thanks so much everyone! I appreciate your kind and encouraging comments!

[Debra]

Nice capture Tara, I love the soft background colours.

[Lisa Pouncy]

It definitely has a finch beak but doesn't look like the type of goldfinch we have so I'm guessing it must be an American one. Love the grittiness and composition with the bird and feeder on the right xx

[Jane]

Superb capture ♥

[Tara]

@dgm @psychographer @aromatic
Thank you so much for commenting. The encouragement keeps me going!

[GreyFeather]

Looks like it's unanimous...American goldfinch...It probably won't take long until your feeder looks like this: http://365project.org/greyfeather/365/2013-01-14

[Abhijit]

this is beautifully composed. i like the grain too

[Tara]

@abhijit Thank you so much Abhijit!