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Nonbreeding American Goldfinch fueling up during a snow storm Nonbreeding American Goldfinch fueling up during a snow storm.  I love bundling up on a cold day to photograph adorable creatures like this!  To me, the snow just makes the experience more exciting, daring, and fun!  American Goldfinch,American goldfinch,Carduelis tristis,Non-breeding plumage,Spinus tristis,bird,contest,eating,feeder,natural,nature,seeds,snow Click/tap to enlarge

Nonbreeding American Goldfinch fueling up during a snow storm

Nonbreeding American Goldfinch fueling up during a snow storm. I love bundling up on a cold day to photograph adorable creatures like this! To me, the snow just makes the experience more exciting, daring, and fun!

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The American goldfinch, also known as the eastern goldfinch or "lightning bird," is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canadian border to Mexico during the winter.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jul 16, 2016. Captured Dec 28, 2015 13:24.
  • Canon EOS REBEL T5
  • f/8.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO2000
  • 300mm