European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis

            The Goldfinch is a lovely colourful bird and can be found in gardens, parks, woodland and farmland it eats small seeds, especially teasels, sunflowers, ragwort and dandelions and because they have long pointed bills this helps them extract the seeds quite easily, they will also visit bird tables and feeders.  During the winter Goldfinches tend to gather in flocks and these can be up to 40 or so birds and sometimes the birds from UK will migrate to the far south of Spain to avoid the worst of the harsh weather conditions.  Goldfinches tend to perch to sleep, they fluff up their feathers tucking one leg up close to their body and tuck their head into the feathers on their backs.  Goldfinches replace their bright body feathers with duller ones for the winter and the new feathers come in one by one giving the birds a strange patchwork appearance and they moult twice a year.  The breeding season starts in March with courtship displays, the female makes the nest herself but the male stays with her but does not help, she lays between 4 to 6 eggs which are whitish with reddish brown speckles, the eggs are incubated for 11 to 13 days by the female and during this time she is fed by the male and the young are fed by both parents when they hatch, these chicks fledge when they are about 15 days old and the parents will feed them for a further week or two.      
   

Taken on: July 13, 2022

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European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Close Up

Small

Colourful

Yellow

Colourful Bird

Gardens

Parks

Woodlands

Farmland

Small Seeds

Eats

Teasel

Sunflowers

Ragwort

Dandelions

Long

Pointed

Bill

Long Pointed Bills

Extract Seeds

Bird Tables

Feeders

Flock

Migrate

South of Spain

Harsh Weather

Sleep

Purched

Fluff

Winter

Patchwork

Moult

Twice a Year

Display

Courtship Display

4 - 6 Eggs

Whitish

Reddish Brown Speckles

Male

Female

Chick

Chicks

Hatch

Fledge

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Camera: Olympus E-M1MarkII, f/6.7, 1/250 sec, 200mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M1MarkII
Aperture:	f/6.7
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	PaintShop Pro 22.00
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