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Lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) perched on a branch.
Piegża (Curruca curruca) siedząca na gałązce.
Lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) perched on a branch.
Piegża (Curruca curruca) siedząca na gałęzi.
I have taken many shots of Lesser Yellowlegs, but never on a tree limb.
Nadeau Pond. St. Albert, Alberta.
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A lesser scaup floats along the fishing pond at the riparian preserve. I sometimes feel sorry for birds with the word "lesser" in front of their name. Seems a bit demeaning. But then I remember, they're ducks - they don't actually speak English.
Brown Acres – Jackson County – Oregon – USA
“Jabbering clouds of yellow, green, and black Lesser Goldfinches gather in scrubby oak, cottonwood, and willow habitats of the western U.S., or visit suburban yards for seeds and water. These finches primarily eat seeds of plants in the sunflower family, and they occur all the way south to the Peruvian Andes. Listen closely to their wheezy songs, which often include snippets from the songs of other birds….. Lesser Goldfinches gather in groups of up to several hundred at a time. They feed on seeds and grains, both in weedy fields and at bird feeders. Their flocks mix with other seed-eating songbirds, especially at bird feeding stations.”
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
I walk by some waterfront apartment complexes, where there are tree-lined streets. Lately, the trees are alive with these lesser goldfinches - but a major attraction for them to the area is a very nicely stocked feeder on one of the decks. This fellow was watching many of his compatriots vying for the feeder access. He soon took off for his shot at it. Near the Willamette in downtown Portland Oregon.
A juvenile male Lesser Goldfinch, pausing during his snack time! He was feasting on the seeds from our Black-eyed Susan seed heads. This little cutie is just starting to get his black forehead feathers. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
The Merlin bird ID app leans toward greater, but I'm not convinced - the slightly peaked head seems more lesser than greater. Daniel Irons below and others saw the same thing, so I'm going with lesser. Spotted among some gadwall, common goldeneyes, and red-breasted mergansers with no other scaup in sight in a large inlet off Long Island Sound in southwestern Connecticut.
This male Lesser Goldfinch was seen among the Aloe at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia CA..
Lesser goldfinch going for some seed, or flowers or something.. He munched there for a while, so it must have been good.
A flock of lesser goldfinches flew into a tree beside my pond. This male beauty was extracting seeds from this thistle like flower.
Lesser Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) flock on a wetland in the prairie region south of Forestburg, Alberta, Canada. They are staging in the area and feeding in the harvested grain fields, as they build up energy reserves for the continuation of their southward migration. There were about 20,000 white geese on this wetland.
10 October, 2015.
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Lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) perched on a branch.
Piegża (Curruca curruca) siedząca na gałązce.
At a distance, breeding male Lesser Scaup are black and white, but closer views reveal an iridescent purple to green sheen on the head, a finely barred black-and-white back, a bluish bill, and a yellow eye. Females are brown overall with a darker brown head and a white patch next to the bill, but not all females have a white patch. Nonbreeding males look like a cross between a female and a breeding male: a mottled brown-and-gray body and a blackish head.
During migration and winter, Lesser Scaup form large flocks on lakes, bays, rivers, and larger wetlands. They tend to form tight groups and mix with other diving ducks such as Canvasbacks, Redheads, Greater Scaup, and Ring-necked Ducks.
I have Lesser Goldfinches that have adopted me and my yard, but they're not that cooperative in terms of modeling. This beautiful little female worked on her breakfast seeds in full unobstructed view of my camera, at my local regional park. Wondrous. She's even got that perch where she's straddled two stems, one foot on each. Cracks me up.
I rarely see Lesser Goldfnches. I have only seen a couple of them at my home. Not a great photo but I wanted to document this bird. Photographed through window glass. At most this bird stopped by for 3 minutes. IMG_4599
I had the ID wrong (as happens much too often). Thanks to mcnod for the correct ID.
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