Photos of goldfinches

Thanks to Chris McDonald, Ph.D., professor of political science, for sharing these photos of goldfinches (one banded) eating coneflower seeds on campus last week. He says, “Awesome planting for pollinators, hummingbirds and then finches — congrats to ground staff!”

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