| Gallery: Siskins |  |
Siskins often visit gardens in late winter and early spring, especially in years when their natural food of birch, alder and conifer seed is not as abundant as usual.
Pictures
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An closer view of a female siskin (Carduelis spinus) at a nyger seed feeder. The plumage is far more streaked than the male - both above and below.
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Male and female siskins (Carduelis spinus) together at a nyger seed feeder. The contrasting plumage is visible to some extent in this shot, despite showing different aspects of each bird.
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A male siskin (Carduelis spinus) at a nyger seed feeder. The bird was tame enough to allow me to approach it slowly to within seven or eight feet. This shot shows the male's lovely black crown nicely.
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A male siskin (Carduelis spinus) at a peanut feeder. This exceptionally tame bird let me approach to within about 6 feet in the open without any apparent nervousness.
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