Goldfinch on Seed Pod
by Judi Dressler
Title
Goldfinch on Seed Pod
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
It was already April, but it had been snowing all night and still into the next day, and the birds were hungry. Especially little birds, which need energy from food to stay warm. So the goldfinches, which are quite small - smaller than regular finches - were out looking for something to eat. This handsome male American Goldfinch, all decked out in his spring breeding plumage, was taking a break on a seed pod in my back yard. Isn't he beautiful?!
A typical summer sight is the handsome male American Goldfinch, with his brilliant yellow and shiny black feathers with a bit of white, flying over a meadow, calling perchickory as he bounds up and down in flight. Females and all winter birds are a more dull brownish color but identifiable by their conical bill; pointed, notched tail; wingbars; and lack of streaking. During molts they look bizarrely patchy. In winter, flocks of goldfinches congregate in weedy fields and at feeders, making musical and plaintive calls. In most regions this is a late nester, beginning to nest in mid-summer, perhaps to assure a peak supply of late-summer seeds for feeding its young.
Photo taken on April 16, 2020, in Louisville, Colorado
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Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features Nominations For Promotion #22 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, beautiful light and shading, and artwork! Fl…voted in the YELLOW contest
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2020 August: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (August 17, 2020)
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Judi – your stunning scene has been selected as a Group Admin’s Pick from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Orange, Yellow and Red Birds photo contest! It has been placed in the Special Recognitions thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Virginia Artho
Judi, you’re a genius at capturing the exquisite charms of nature!! I’m completely taken with this portrait! L/F
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