Saw this American Goldfinch having a breakfast snack at Makoshika State Park in Glendive MT. Taken 7/13/25. Originally had it marked as a tanager
An American Goldfinch looking at me from its perch on a Balsamroot flower.
That’s an American goldfinch, isn’t it?
Yeah, I was blindly copying what I had saved before I realized I had marked it wrong from the get go. Been going back and changing all the different places I put it before I noticed. Hoped I got it corrected before anyone else saw, but appreciate the heads up
Looks like a little cutie to me, but I’m not good at birds.
It is a male american goldfinch.
Yep, totally had it marked wrong from the get go and didn’t even notice as I was copy pasting. Hoped to correct in time, but always appreciate corrections.
All good, great photos!
I saw one of these in my backyard this past week. It was so bright a contrast against the lush green and tall prairie grasses.
Nice! Yeah, they really pop out of their surroundings.
That’s a sunflower I think, definitely not balsam.
Should be an arrowleaf balsamroot, which is in the sunflower family. I’ve always just called them balsam flowers, but I guess I’ve never really seen the other balsam flower that people grow in gardens. I feel like I butchered this post haha.
I can post a pic of what Baker creek sold me as balsam. Doesn’t look at all like a sunflower.
It was a good year for arrowleaf balsamroot in my area. The hills were covered in it. Gorgeous!
Nice! It looks so great when it covers a large area!
Saw one of these guys today on an echinacea!
[email protected] would appreciate this handsome guy 😉
Just crossposted, thanks for the suggestion!
It’s almost the same color as the flower. Camouflage indeed.
