American goldfinch

American goldfinch, Rondeau Provincial Park, June 25, 2022.


Limited number of species coming into the yard to use the water these days.
Most birds are busy nesting.
This goldfinches dark feathers looked odd, normally they appear without the fringe
Spinus tristis
Goldfinches are among the strictest vegetarians in the bird world, selecting an entirely vegetable diet and only inadvertently swallowing an occasional insect.
source Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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