Bird 4

Goldfinch on snowy teasel

Perhaps the bright gold feathers might have helped you to spot that this is a...

goldfinch - F

  • The name for a flock of goldfinches is a ‘charm’.  
  • To attract a charm of goldfinches to your garden, you could try growing teasels or putting out sunflower seeds. 
  • Male and female goldfinches feed on different things. Males have a slightly longer, thinner beak so they can get tiny seeds from prickly teasel heads.  
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