Against the Cold

This male American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) perched in the bushes all puffed up against the cold and rain.

This entry was posted on 2017/05/14 by Robin. It was filed under Birds, Finch, Goldfinch and was tagged with Aldergrove, American Goldfinch, Backyard, Bird, Finch, Nature.

Maggie

Poor little fella, rain is probably worse than snow for these guys. We have a real gathering of Goldfinch at our feeder, fun to watch them compete for a spot.

2017/05/14 at 11:53 pm

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- Robin
  
  Maggie, thank you! You’re right about the rain. We have a bunch of them that are hear too!
  
  2017/05/15 at 1:20 am
  
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rhiebert

He does look cold and somewhat unhappy.

2017/05/15 at 1:38 am

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- Robin
  
  Ruth, thank you! I think he was a little poorly. He sat there like that for the longest time!
  
  2017/05/15 at 1:51 am
  
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Vicki

we will all be thankful for warmer weather..

2017/05/15 at 1:47 am

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- Robin
  
  Vicki, thank you! Yes, we will! What we are getting is getting old!
  
  2017/05/15 at 1:50 am
  
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Bob Bushell

Poor Goldfinch, cold and miserable.

2017/05/15 at 10:30 am

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- Robin
  
  Bob, yeah, me too! This Robin isn’t getting enough sunshine either!
  
  2017/05/15 at 11:53 pm
  
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