My garden: A new kind of bird in my garden

[Aafke]

Yesterday I saw a new kind of bird in my garden.
It's a Goldfinch, but not the American Goldfinch, (Carduelis tristis) it's family (Carduelis carduelis)

I'm very happy to see a new kind of bird in my garden, I saw him before but not in my garden.
He was eating from the seeds of the cosmea.
This one has no red on his head, it's a juvenile.
This is how the adult looks like:
http://tinyurl.com/nr754p

I think it's a beautiful bird with the black and white, red and yellow.
greetings Aafke

[Dumpsterkitty]

Yesterday I saw a new kind of bird in my garden.
It's a Goldfinch, but not the American Goldfinch, (Carduelis tristis) it's family (Carduelis carduelis)

I'm very happy to see a new kind of bird in my garden, I saw him before but not in my garden.
He was eating from the seeds of the cosmea.
This one has no red on his head, it's a juvenile.

He is pretty!  American goldfinches love Cosmos seeds too...I'm always amazed that they can perch on them without the stems falling over.

[Patti from Kentucky]

Yesterday I saw a new kind of bird in my garden.
It's a Goldfinch, but not the American Goldfinch, (Carduelis tristis) it's family (Carduelis carduelis)

greetings Aafke

Very nice; thanks for sharing!

[valhalla]

Wow Aafka!  He looks really different from the bright yellow ones that I have.  He looks like the best of the House and Gold Finches.  Hmmm a "best of"