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Lesser Goldfinch Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite:  Lesser Goldfinch are seen on rare occasions in western South Dakota, but the only time I've seen them have been on trips to the southwestern United States. The photo below of a Lesser Goldfinch feeding on "desert broom" seeds (think that's what this plant is called) was taken at Tanque Verde Wash in Tucson, Arizona, in November of 2015.

Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria

Lesser Goldfinch 1 - Spinus psaltria Lesser Goldfinch 2 - Spinus psaltria Lesser Goldfinch 3 - Spinus psaltria Lesser Goldfinch 4 - Spinus psaltria

Lesser Goldfinch 1 (male)

September 6th, 2006

Flagstaff Botanical Gardens, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch 2 (female)

September 6th, 2006

Flagstaff Botanical Gardens, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch 3 (male)

September 11th, 2006

Tucson Botanical Gardens, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch 4 (male)

September 11th, 2006

Tucson Botanical Gardens, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch 5 - Spinus psaltria

Lesser Goldfinch 6 - Spinus psaltria

Lesser Goldfinch 7 - Spinus psaltria

Lesser Goldfinch 8 - Spinus psaltria

Lesser Goldfinch 5 (male)

April 18th, 2014

Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch 6 (male)

November 12th, 2015

Tucson, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch 7 (male)

November 12th, 2015

Tucson, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch 8 (male)

April 22nd, 2014

Tucson, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch 9 - Spinus psaltria  Lesser Goldfinch 10 - Spinus psaltria     

Lesser Goldfinch 9 (female)

December 28th, 2018

Gilbert Water Ranch, Phoenix, Arizona

Lesser Goldfinch 10 (female)

December 28th, 2018

Gilbert Water Ranch, Phoenix, Arizona

   

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