American goldfinch (wild canary)Sheesh! What's with the camera? Can't you see I'm about to take a bath? A
What? An Honest Scrap award from Lisa at Villas Girl Photos?
You and Lisa want ME to tell you 10 honest things about myself!? Hmmmm. I'd rather tell you 10 honest things about my 
Pine siskinPlease note: the opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the American goldfinch in the first photo and NOT those of other goldfinches or the owner of this blog.
OK, here goes, the truth, the whole truth and
1. Yeah, the siskins have moved in for the season. Everywhere we go, they go. Birders say it's not an invasion but an irruption, which means siskins migrate in irregular patterns.
2. The
3. Pine siskins, Carduelis pinus, are approximately the same size as American goldfinches but not as
4. Pine siskins sometimes hang upside down when they eat.
5. At feeders, pine siskins are
6. Pine siskins enjoy a bath just as much as American goldfinches do. 7. In addition to "pine siskin" another of their common names is “pine chirper.” To hear what they sound like, click HERE.
8. Individual siskins may stay near a dependable food source and breed far south of the normal breeding range.
10. Very social, they sometimes build adjacent nests with only a few feet between them.
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33 comments:
Aww they are so sweet and so fantastically well captured!
Well aren't you interesting and informative. Thanks, I know all about Pine Siskins. He is one wet bird. LOL
Love the American Goldfinch--State bird og Washington. MB
Oh I forgot to say---we both featured birds today. Odd!! MB
Cute, cute blog! Educational as well. What a lovely sense of humor you have.
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Great captures--that one with the birds face down in the water gets a chuckle from me.
Great pictures. I really appreciate the opinion of your goldfinch about the pine siskins. We've been overrun by pine siskins this winter.
Awe--those darn Siskins. I just wrote a blog about them yesterday. We have WAY too many--and there is siskin illness (salmonella) down here BIGTIME. I'd like to NEVER see a siskin again--even if they are cute. AND --this comes, not from the Goldfinch, but from ME.
Betsy
Adorable!
these are fantastic photos all of them Sandy
These are all very sweet. I love me the birdies! ;-)
Great photos as usual. Nice 10 thought as well
This was a seriously fun read and the photos are simply marvelous.
Your crossed out comments from the goldfinch are hilarious. Great photos!
EG: Those are some super neat shots of the bathing process.
Great photos of the siskins. Thanks for sharing
What fabulous shots ... what type of camera do you use?
I think they are both very cute! And I believe the goldfinch is our state bird in NJ, too. Your photos are terrific!!!
Who knew birds closed their eyes when they bath! Great water ripples and splash droplets.
Some great shots!
What great shots!
Superb photography and just so cute. Your siskins are similar to our but the goldfinches are nothing alike.
Great post! Looks like a refreshing bath!
What a hoot! I enjoyed how you shared so much information is such a humorous post along with excellent photographs.
Wow, very good pictures and funny you with the crossed through words!
These are all A 100% Perfect!!! And I love lil Mr goldfinch's opinion. :) Such sweet little birds!
What a wonderful photo essay!
Great shots - looks like you were very close.
Thos Pine Siskins are so darn cute, but they eat me out of house and home! Wonderful captures EG!
B.
awwww....so cute! and you captured her bath pretty well. so endearing.
Just so cute! Great photos. I'm so glad you include the map of EG, too!
Wow they are so closely captured. The golden one so cute and the narration that goes along with the pine chippers sounds fun. Thanks for sharing.
Hi!
Awesome post!! Loved it! Thanks for all the info on the Pine Siskin. I didn't know all that. Have a great day!!
Sherrie
That is one wet Pine Siskin. but I LOVE the Goldfinch. These photos are really awesome. You did a great job!
The goldfinch is cracking me up!
I'd love to know how you managed to get so close to these guys without scaring them off. The only way I ever seem to be able to do that is to catch them on a branch waaay over my head with a long lens. Which gives me about one angle to present. And not the most attractive one at that.
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