Female Amercian GoldFinch - Perched

A female American Goldfinch, perched at feeder.

Male American Goldfinch - in summer plumage
The male American Goldfinch is olive in the winter. Then changes to bright yellow in the spring and summer.

Photo Attributes:

Barrie, Canada, Fringillidae, Spinus, Passeriformes, 2010, Chordata, American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, Ontario,

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Animals, Backyard, Birds

Chipping Sparrow - At Bird Feeder
Male and female chipping sparrows look very similar. This one taken in Barrie, Ontario.

Photo Attributes:

Barrie, Aves, Emberizidae, Spizella, Passeriformes, 2014, Chordata, Chipping Sparrow, Colaptes auratus, Spizella passerina, Ontario,

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Animals, Backyard, Birds

Female Brown-Headed Cowbird
A female brown-headed cowbird, perched at feeder. The adult male is iridescent black in color with a brown head. The adult female is slightly smaller and is dull grey with a pale throat and very fine streaking on the underparts.

Photo Attributes:

Barrie, Aves, Icteridae, Molothrus, Passeriformes, 2014, Chordata, Molothrus ater, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Ontario,

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Animals, Backyard, Birds

Brown-headed Cowbird - Female at Feeder
A female brown-headed cowbird at feeder, with seed in beak. Located in Ontario Canada.

Photo Attributes:

Barrie, Aves, Icteridae, Molothrus, Passeriformes, 2014, Chordata, Molothrus ater, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Ontario,

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Animals, Backyard, Birds

Brown-headed Cowbird - Male and Female at Feeder
Both a male and female brown-headed cowbird at feeder. In Ontario Canada.

Photo Attributes:

Barrie, Aves, Icteridae, Molothrus, Passeriformes, 2014, Chordata, Molothrus ater, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Ontario,

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Animals, Backyard, Birds

Perched Black-Capped Chickadee
A black-capped chickadee perched on tree branch. The chickadee allowed me to get within ten feet for this photo.

Photo Attributes:

Barrie, Aves, Canada, Paridae, Poecile, Passeriformes, North America, 2014, Chordata, Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus, Ontario,

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Animals, Backyard, Birds

American Goldfinch Finch at Bird Feeder
Photo of an American Goldfinch at feeder in Ontario.

Photo Attributes:

Barrie, Canada, Spinus, 2010, American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, Ontario,

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Animals, Backyard, Birds

Photo Specific Links:	Bird Feeder (wikipedia)

American Goldfinch Finch on Sunflower
American Goldfinch perched on a sunflower.

Photo Attributes:

Barrie, Canada, Spinus, 2010, American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis, Ontario,

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Animals, Backyard, Birds, Flowers

Photo Specific Links:	Sunflower (wikipedia)