Birdwatching - 1632 🐦

🦉 The European goldfinch or simply the goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

📚 Carduelis carduus (Latin) thistle

Beautiful colorful birds. Although they are wintering, I don’t see them often in winter, and mostly they just fly by very high. But in the spring, during the mating season, you can admire them in any forest. Birds actively sing their unintelligible fast song, which consists of whistles and chirps.

I know that they like to keep these birds as pets. Fortunately, they are unpretentious in care and nutrition.
In the wild, these birds love thistle seeds, which I think is clear from their scientific Latin name.