Holler Lesser Goldfinch,
females,
posing up a storm!
Coiffed,
and ready for their close-ups,
Mr. DeMille.
Mr. Goldfinch, refusing to be outdone, wants a portrait too.
Cheers to you from The Holler posers~
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PRETTY-PRETTY!
They are QT’s!
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OK Cindy, confess, you dress up like a big old pile of yummy seeds to attract their rapt attention? However you do, birds do like you. (Me too) Read a book once how some folk walk through trees, what birds?, they say. But they move like a wheelbarrow of bricks. Birds long seen & heard, left or gone quiet. Takes a knack to move like you’re no threat, just making passing friends. That charm seems yours. Beautiful.
So kind and thoughtful of you Neil and so appreciated too. I love birds and they do perhaps sense it as they are very smart creatures. Take good care my friend and thank you very much დ
Love the colors, DOF and sharp focus in all of your photos, Cindy!
So truly appreciated Susan. Thank you very much for stopping by and letting me know დ
They’re such cuties, and your photos are perfect!
You are very nice Audrey! Thank you very much დ
Nice shots!
Grazie mille Sharon დ
Oh, utterly beautiful.
So pleased you enjoyed them Margaret & thank you! დ
Very nice. I like it.
Sehr schön. Gefällt mir gut.
Vielen dank mein leiber Freund! დ
Lovely birds!
Great photography 💐
Much appreciated. Thank you Debasis & cheers! დ
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Wonderful photos. My little goldfinches are gone for the season but I look forward to their return soon enough.
The wonder of migrating birds! So happy you have and enjoy them Jeffrey. Thanks much for stopping by დ
Beautiful shots, Cindy! They are gorgeous. ❤️
Merci beaucoup mon Ami Eugi დ
My pleasure, Cindy!
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Wonderful, Cindy!
Thank you very much Jennie დ
You’re welcome, Cindy!
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Hi Cindy, I love seeing goldfinches! I’ve never seen a lesser goldfinch though; I don’t think we get them out East.
They are a treat especially since they only started showing up here this year. Now there are lots and I am happy! There are three types in the US. Happy you have them to enjoy დ
Nicely lit. 👍
Thank you Sherry დ
I saw some Goldies in spring. Not sure where they went. I’ve got purple finches, and red Cardnials and Blue Jays… and of course Black birds!! 🙂
What a wonderful, and colorful collections Jules. I envy you with your cardinals! დ
I think I have something called a Redpoll – they almost look like a finch or a wren. 😀
Wow! Googled them. So pretty & unusual.
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I was looking up blackbirds – not all black birds are all black!
That is absolutely true.
Odd how nature works 🙂
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What a joy to have these birds visit your home! Beautiful shots, Cindy.
So happy you enjoyed them! They are rays of flying sun. Thanks much & take good care დ
Fantastic images, Cindy. Such beautiful birds. Posers! 💛
QT posers! Thanks very much Jane & cheers! დ
Love these posers !! Thanks Cindy for lots of yellow splashes today💐🙏🏻💛
Cheers to you dear Val & so happy you enjoyed the flying sunshine! დ
Great photos
Very happy you enjoyed & thanks very much Kelly დ
Lovely !
Thanks much Madhuri დ
Ooh… so lovely! Great captures, love the details. 🙂
So thoughtful of you Amy, thank you very much & cheers დ
Oh my goodness, Cindy. Stunning photos of these gorgeous birds!
Aww…. Thanks much Sheila. Kiss your grandbabies for me დ
Will do, Cindy – you give your twins a hug for me, too – if you can catch up with them!!
Smiling…..
What an innocent little cutie!
Aren’t they sweeties! დ
Great – like the different viewpoints
Happy you noticed and thank you very much Diana დ
I get a lot of
goldfinch in my backyard..bird feeder…You take better pictures! 💖
Smiling. Thank you! I am so happy you have lots of them. They are the BEST neighbors! დ
Very beautiful.
Thank you very much Marie დ
They posed so perfectly, Cindy! Your last three posts have had a sunny yellow theme – lovely. ☀
I didn’t notice! How wonderful & thank you for pointing this out! დ
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Such beautiful birds!
They are flying sunshine დ
A wonderful description, Cindy!
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Cindy this is such an amaxings Goldies ..and so photogenic. Anita
So appreciated Anita. Thank you. I am so impressed with your photographic talent my friend დ
Mr. Goldfinch looks very handsome and sophisticated. Nice shots.
The males are truly striking birds დ
I’ve heard that the male is more striking than the female in the bird world. Is that always true?
Yes, mostly true, with a few exceptions. Check this out: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-are-male-birds-more-c/#:~:text=Phalaropes%2C%20sandpipers%20and%20button%20quail,evolve%20in%20both%20sexes%20simultaneously.
Thank you for a great article. I’m not a scientist and find technical articles difficult to read (I get bored easily😂) but this article was very well written for a layman such as myself. I guess there’s an exception to every rule and wouldn’t you know that Darwin would break it all down for us. Thank you, Cindy.
Smiling. Very happy you enjoyed & take good care.
Oh so wonderful to enjoy intimacy with the goldfinches here, Cindy. You did a great job of capturing that special lemony element that I love so about goldfinches.
Thanks so much! They are wonderful little rays of flying sunshine დ
Cindy, you definitely have a magical ability to captivate birds, they can pose for hours for a photo shoot. 🙂
They are naturals!!! No makeup needed 😉 😉
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Lol, beautiful golden stars. 🙂 <3
Perfect name for them! დდ
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Such adorable innocent looking little faces!
What great photos of these golden beauties. I’ve always liked finches and the flicker of gold as they fly by.
They are flying rays of sunshine დ
Charming photos once and all.
Thanks much. I have the very best models! 😉
No argument here!
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Always nice to see the beautiful goldfinch.
Agreed. A day seeing a goldfinch is a wonderful day დდ