The goldfinches have now traded their summer brilliance for softer winter tones, but it wasn’t long ago they were glowing yellow.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Goldfinches, Songbirds
An American Goldfinch lifts off toward its next flower, wings flared as it moves effortlessly through a sea of summer color.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Goldfinches, Songbirds
An American Goldfinch helps itself to flower petals, leaving behind the bare centers in a garden mystery solved.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Goldfinches, Songbirds
A female Red-winged Blackbird perches on white goosefoot, facing the morning sun in a quiet prairie moment.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Red-winged Blackbirds, Songbirds
A Tree Swallow swoops toward a contested birdhouse, wings tucked as the spring nesting competition heats up.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Songbirds, Tree Swallows
Yellow-headed Blackbirds return to northern Illinois marshes each spring after wintering farther south.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Songbirds, Yellow-headed Blackbirds
A male Yellow-headed Blackbird leans forward from a slender marsh reed, showing off his brilliant yellow head.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Songbirds, Yellow-headed Blackbirds
A curious juvenile male Ruby-throated Hummingbird seems to listen for news of the approaching spring migration.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird faces a garden full of flowers and an important decision: which nectar-filled bloom should it visit next?
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird pauses between flowers and glances back, as though wondering who is watching.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Hummingbirds
