Puff Ball of a Goldfinch
by Darren Fisher
Title
Puff Ball of a Goldfinch
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
A beautiful American Goldfinch that found a pretty Coneflower as his resting place. I edited the image with digital painting effects. The American goldfinch is a diurnal feeder. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the species is one of the strictest vegetarians in the bird world. It is mainly granivorous, but will occasionally eat insects, which are also fed to its young to provide protein. Its diet consists of the seeds from a wide variety of annual plants, often those of weeds, grasses, and trees, such as thistle, teasel, dandelion, ragweed, mullein, cosmos, goatsbeard, sunflower, and alder.[22] However, it also consumes tree buds, maple sap, and berries. It will eat at bird feeders provided by humans, particularly in the winter months, preferring Niger seed (commonly and erroneously called thistle seed).
Unlike some finch species, the American goldfinch uses its feet extensively in feeding. It frequently hangs from seedheads while feeding in order to reach the seeds more easily. In the spring, the American goldfinch feeds on the catkins hanging from birches and alders by pulling one up with its beak and using its toes to hold the catkin still against the branch. This dexterity enables it to take advantage of food sources relatively inaccessible to potential competitors, increasing its chances of survival.
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September 15th, 2017
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Comments (18)
Carolyn Rosenberger
Congrats on your Showcased Artist Feature! Love the colors, shapes and composition! L&F
Kathy M Krause
Oh my gosh Darren! This is an amazing and beautiful capture and processing of the Goldfinch and coneflower!! L/F
Karry Degruise
Omg love your capture so cute. Your color contrast is great . What a fantastic composition
Donna Kennedy
Adorable image Darren, Congratulations on your Showcased Artist Feature of the Week in WFS!...L
Randy Rosenberger
A big congratulations to you for being chosen as our 'SHOWCASED ARTIST' of the week for the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Your art works are very indicative of a professional, and it is a true honor to "showcase" your art pieces for this week in this new venue we are providing for our members. Thanks for your awesome submissions, and it is an honor to have you as a member of our family of friends and fine artists within the WFS group. Special thanks and congratulations from your administrator, Randy "Elvis" Rosenberger