An uncharacteristically yellow winter goldfinch feeds at a tube feeder.

An uncharacteristically yellow winter goldfinch feeds at a tube feeder.

Saw a goldfinch today that did not seem to have gotten the memo about winter uniforms. Very yellow and very odd. Seemed quite healthy though. 🪶

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A winter American Goldfinch is perched atop a feeder pole rolling a fragment of sunflower kernel in it's beak.

2026 is already better that '25. First bird: American Goldfinch. 🪶

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An American Goldfinch poses in a crabapple tree.

This American Goldfinch surveys the bird feeder situation while posing in a crabapple tree. 🪶

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A perching goldfinch flashes a sunflower kernel in its beak.

A goldfinch with a mouthful.

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American Goldfinch

An American Goldfinch from the back. #birds #nature #IowaWildlife #birding #photography #IowaStateBird #BackyardBirds