thistle fluff – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Male American Goldfinch Feasting On Musk Thistle Seeds

By Mia McPherson|July 7th, 2018|Categories: American Goldfinches, Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: American Goldfinch, bloom, Carduus nutans, feeding, finch, finches, introduced wildflower, invasive, male, Musk Thistle, Nodding Plumeless Thistle, Nodding Thistle, perched, pink wildflowers, purple wildflowers, singing, Spinus tristis, thistle, thistle fluff, thistles, wildflowers|

A flash of yellow, black and white on a purple flower immediately drew my eyes to a male American Goldfinch feasting on the seeds of a Musk Thistle so I stopped, turned my Jeep off and proceeded to photograph the bird.