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The very first bird at any of our feeders was a goldfinch. Then there were two, and now there's a gang of them. I have various photos featuring three or four goldfinches eating together, but the chalet hardly has room for that many. They play "bump" with one another . . . although some were very well behaved.
For example, the goldfinch below posed for me while awaiting his turn.
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The males are losing their vibrant yellow for the winter, but he still has a fair bit of color left.
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For the following sequence, I don't know whether the male goldfinch was a fledge newly turned yellow or a big baby, so to say.
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Each time a female goldfinch would attempt to land at the feeder (or each time the same female attempted to land), he'd immediately peck at her beak - until - success!
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Yes, no matter how old the bird or the whatever, everyone enjoys extra coddling.
Photo note: The photos were taken during October 2004, in State College, with the Pentax *istD and the SMC-A* 300mm lens.
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