Pine siskins at my feeder
When I first noticed these little birds at my feeder, I didn't pay them much attention. I just assumed they were female house finches. It wasn't until I glimpsed a bit of yellow on their wings and tail that I realized they were Pine siskins.
I have had them at my feeder during past winters, but Pine siskins are considered an irruptive species, which means that they do not appear every year, but every 1 or 2 or 3 years (sporadically).
Irruptive species show up during the winter when their food source has been depleted by drought, wildfires, or some other event.
They can lured to your yard with a feeder full of the tiny, nijer thistle seeds that they prefer:
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Thanks Pix!
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Lovely capture
Thanks!
WooooHoooo! Nice catch and thanks for sharing.
We are just starting into our best birding season. All the warm weather visitors that come south are starting to gather up for the return trip in a couple months. It's a good time to be paying attention around here.
It is much easier to get bird photos this time of year when the leaves are off the trees. Even though it's harder to work the camera with gloves on! Bird watching in your backyard would be much more pleasant!
Very beautiful photo shoot, my friend @melinda010100, and this bird is like a bird in my area, during the rice harvest season in the rice fields, in my area the name of the bird is manyar (Ploceus manyar)
Thanks! They do have some similar features, don't they?
I never heard of a Pine Siskins or "Irruptive species", so today I got an education :)
Looking at their range map both you and I are in areas where they are considered scarce. It appears they normally live mostly in Canada.
That's interesting. If I've ever actually seen one, I didn't know what I was looking at. :)
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Such a pretty one !LUV and a great shot
It's always fun to see something out of the ordinary show up at the feeders.
Hello dear friend @melinda010100 good afternoon
I admire your collection of bird images, excellent shots
I appreciate that you let us know
I wish you a beautiful afternoon. Enjoy it a lot
Amazing place, congrats @melinda010100 your model is very cooperative 😅🥰🥰🥰
It seemed to be a very friendly bird!
Wow, it turns out you have these rare birds! Great!
They are uncommon here!
very handsome bird
I grew up in New Jersey (north part where it’s rural)
I remember seeing these all the time. Perhaps I’m mistaken as I will admit I was always dreaming of the big city as a child. It’s later in life I found my love for nature and it’s ultimate beauty :)