Thursday's Bird Watch

This is an American Goldfinch photographed on August 30th in the Dallas Retirement Village community garden. Gone are the bright yellow colors of their breeding season and replaced with the dull winter plumage they will wear until Spring.  This American Goldfinch is feeding on a Sunflower plant. This season has been a fantastic one for Sunflowers in our community garden and now is the perfect time to visit the garden and observe a flock of American Goldfinches feeding on the Sunflower seeds.