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Lesser Goldfinch

Carduelis psaltria

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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow bird with black on wings and top of head. Wings have white markings.

Habitat:

Unknown tree at Lake Hodges

Notes:

I borrowed an SLR with a long lens but think I'll stick to my compact after seeing how these came out :(

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Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
I agree. Wish I had MY camera. I thought borrowing one would be a good idea with the long lens. Oh well, still pretty :)
HemaShah
I love the yellowness of these. Finches in general are very pretty.

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Southern California Wildlife
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Nature in Yellow

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PublishedOctober 9, 2011

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