Birds of KY: American Goldfinch brunching on Nodding Thistle
2018-06-11 - Along a CM 7-County Byway - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
An American Goldfinch was spotted brunching on Nodding Thistle along a byway in South Central KY. This little yellow bird had his back to the camera as he worked on feeding. Goldfinches share the food from nodding thistle - the bane of agriculturalists, and any human getting in too close contact with bumbly and honey bees - hummingbirds, and many other creatures. A prettier sight, and one not as controversial, is when little yellow finches gather by the hundreds to feast on the seeds of cornflower plants. - EW Comments | Permalink
2018-06-11 - Along a CM 7-County Byway - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
An American Goldfinch was spotted brunching on Nodding Thistle along a byway in South Central KY. This little yellow bird had his back to the camera as he worked on feeding. Goldfinches share the food from nodding thistle - the bane of agriculturalists, and any human getting in too close contact with bumbly and honey bees - hummingbirds, and many other creatures. A prettier sight, and one not as controversial, is when little yellow finches gather by the hundreds to feast on the seeds of cornflower plants. - EW Comments | Permalink