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American Goldfinch
MiddleRiver

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

Habitat
Open woodlands
Location
Shenandoah Valley, VA
Date taken
3/20/2022
Scientific name
Spinus tristis
Equipment used
Sony a6600 70-350mm
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Reactions: Stanley Jones and Danielbirdwatcher
Danielbirdwatcher
A lovely bird that I only saw in my yard one cold January day. It hits me kind of odd why it was here for just a day. Yours is stunning are they staying in your area?
 
MiddleRiver
Danielbirdwatcher said:
A lovely bird that I only saw in my yard one cold January day. It hits me kind of odd why it was here for just a day. Yours is stunning are they staying in your area?
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Very much so. They were slow to arrive - we do have a feeder - but now we often have a dozen or more flitting about. It’s been fun to watch the colors change.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
MiddleRiver
Date added
View count
314
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
SONY ILCE-6600
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
350.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
American Goldfinch 2022.3.30 Leaport-01506.jpg
File size
5.7 MB
Date taken
Wed, 30 March 2022 9:17 AM
Dimensions
4127px x 2751px

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