Spring is coming.


On a very crisp winter's day -15.4C or 4.3 F, I give you a touch of spring.
A male American goldfinch to remind you that spring is coming and then it will be summer.
Remember today when you are complaining about the heat.
Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. July 30, 2014.
Spinus tristis
Spring males are brilliant yellow and shiny black with a bit of white. Females and all winter birds are more dull but identifiable by their conical bill; pointed, notched tail; wingbars; and lack of streaking. During molts they look bizarrely patchy.

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