Goldfinches: Male/Female Comparison

Have been enjoying the Audubon Birdcam shots. Especially as they allow a close comparison between male and female birds this time of year. By Spring, they will be very easy to tell apart from a distance but during the Winter it becomes much more difficult.

So, here is a nice study up close from today's captures. First off, a Winter male. Note the 'jet-black' wings and the yellow head and slight yellow on the shoulders.



Females are more drab, as most females in bird species, with brownish head feathers and slightly less black wings.



Good to see so easily this way. Though I welcome them all to our yard!