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Carduelis flammea
This small sparrow-sized bird has a red cap on its head from which it derives its name. Streaked on flanks and has a brown/gray patterned back. Males have red on the upper breast.
Has an extremely wide world-range. Breeds in shrubby areas.
Spotted on Mar 6, 2012
Submitted on Mar 7, 2012
6 Comments
so beautiful
This is one of my favorite northern birds. We only usually get them here in winter, so it can be a bit challenging to photograph them in the freezing temperatures of a Minnesota winter.
Love!
Great pic! It's a very cool bird. It reminds me another passerine, Carduelis cannabina.
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what a beauty