A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Spinus tristis
This is the male American goldfinch with his beautiful bright yellow and black colors. They are members of the finch family. Their size is about 4-5 inches long, with a wingspan of 7-9 inches.
Found in patches of thistles and weeds, roadsides, open woods. This American goldfinch was spotted in a field near Beck Lake, Cody, Wyoming.
The goldfinch is the state bird of Washington, Iowa, and New Jersey.
Spotted on Jul 18, 2015
Submitted on Jul 19, 2015
2 Comments
Thanks Ashutosh.
Lovely!