With it’s canary yellow and deep black & white colors the American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is so visually arresting that an entire industry exists just to feed this bird, with specialized finch feeders designed to be filled with the bird’s preferred food, nyger (thistle) seed. These feeders attract other finches too, but the goldfinch is the goal. American goldfinches will also feed on […]

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on April 7, 2024

Some of the camera settings that I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Apr14_birds_and_cats/2024apr07_siskin_IMG_9513c.html

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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on March 2, 2024

Some of the camera settings that I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Mar11_birds_and_cats/2024mar02_finch_IMG_9157c.html

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Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on February 14, 2024

Some of the camera settings that I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Feb17_birds_and_cats/2024feb14_siskin_IMG_9007c.html

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Mini Garden Birds (Archie McPhee)

Archie McPhee is a store based out of Seattle, Washington known for quirky and unusual novelty toys and kitsch gifts. They also have an online store. Among many of the products sold by Archie McPhee, which can include anything from rubber chickens to bacon-scented air freshener, to finger puppets, are a decent selection of toy animals. Today we will be looking at a set of miniature garden […]

Read more... https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/mini-garden-birds-archie-mcphee/

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