RHH's photos with the keyword: american goldfinch

The bird in front is a male American Goldfinch in winter coloration. The bird in back is a Mountain Chickadee.

This is the American Goldfinch, a small bird that ranges across North America. This is the male in summer plumage. In winter it loses much of its yellow coloration. It is very different from the European Goldfinch but probably is more deserving of the name.

These are the male and female American Goldfinches.

These Goldfinches are apparently feeding each other, though why that is I do not know, unless one of them is an immature bird. Both are males.

This is an American Goldfinch in winter coloring. The male loses most of its yellow color during the winter.

When the Golfinches change back to their bright yellow we know that spring has arrived. In the winter they wear a dull green, perhaps for protection but turn an ever brighter yellow than this by summer.

The male American Goldfinch is dull greenish color in winter but in spring changes back to his brilliant yellow plumage. In our area the Goldfinches have just finished changing colors and are welcome regular visitors at our feeders.