Thursday, April 10, 2014

Sooo...why do they call these "goldfinch"?


This guy looks like he should be called a lemon finch, or a jonquil finch...

And they're not QUITE in full summer yellow yet, but some are almost there...this one still has a bit of olive-y on his back and belly...

(NO idea why Blogger is making this so gray...it looks fine in the scan, with a nice white background...)

(NOTE to self and anyone else who's having issues: I did fix it, it was a Google + issue--unchecked "enhance graphics" and all is well.  Gee thanks, Google.)

8 comments:

  1. What a spring-y page this is! Thanks for sharing, Cathy. May I ask you a question about painting yellows? I always struggle with the shading on yellow flowers, fruits, etc. How do you approach it? What colors do you use for painting dark yellow? Looks like maybe yellow ochre and some blues and browns?

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  2. Hi Leslie, yes, yellows are tricky! Sometimes it's greenish, sometimes a bit of ochre, sometimes even a little orange in there. Sometimes I mix a lavender and use that. And I sure wish this weren't so muddy...seems to be a Google/Blogger/Picasa issue.

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  3. Great page! He's beautiful & fits so nicely with your theme! It's amazing how many different yellows you can see! ♥

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  4. Your goldfinches are more golden than ours!! http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/goldfinch/
    What a lovely job you have done on this, Kate, and so nice to see it beside the daffodil and the lemon!

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  5. Thank you CC and Shevaun. Yes, they ARE much yellower than European goldfinches, thiough the juveniles look much alike.

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  6. I love our yellow Goldfinch - American Goldfinch. We have those but usually see Lesser Goldfinch - have less yellow. I have seen them since I was little but only this past winter did I discover their winter dress! LOL! I had no idea that it wasn't that they left, they just changed their clothes!

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  7. Just love this composition - perfect study of yellow - BRAVO!

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  8. What a lovely capture of spring sunshine or a variety of subjects!

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