Yellow Marigold
American Goldfinch
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. Also, male is a small, noisy finch with a bright yellow body, black cap, wings, and tail, and white rump and undertail coverts. Wings have flashy white patches and bright yellow shoulder bar. Bill is pink and conical.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goldfinch/id
Goldfinches prefer brushy thickets, weedy grasslands, and nearby trees.
White Cosmos
Dwarf Zinnia Pumila
Dark Pink Zinnia
Teddy Bear Sunflower
Butterfly on Pink Zinnia
Blending in so well....
American Goldfinch
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. Also, male is a small, noisy finch with a bright yellow body, black cap, wings, and tail, and white rump and undertail coverts. Wings have flashy white patches and bright yellow shoulder bar. Bill is pink and conical.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Goldfinch/id
American Goldfinch
Female is duller with olive back and lacks black cap and yellow shoulder bars.
Female is duller with olive back and lacks black cap and yellow shoulder bars.
Hummingbird on Dark Pink Zinnia
Dwarf Zinnia Pumila
Red Gladiolus
Sunflowers from behind
