tags: birds, American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis, ornithology, Image of the Day
A long-time reader, Jerry, sent some images for me to feature as the "image of the day". This is the last image in a series of five.
The photographer, Jerry Kram, writes;
I know I've sent you a goldfinch before. But they are one of my favorite birds.
My father loved goldfinches. He called them wild canaries. He told me that as a child during the Great Depression he and his friends would try to catch them (uniformly unsuccessfully) because they couldn't afford to buy anything as luxurious as a pet parakeet. Even though he never caught one, to the end of his days he loved to watch and listen to their song.
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Ahh, the distlefink of the Pennsylvania Dutch (thistle finch). The males just turned yellow in Pennsylvania Dutch country this past week!