goldfinch
goldfinch
Definition
gold·finch (gōld′finc̸h′)
goldfinch
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: There were just two Goldfinches seen in the children's playground on Middle Road Recreation Ground.
- attract: July 2000 Niger seed continues to attract Goldfinches which started visiting for the first time this summer.
- have: Dock Today in the Garden We have four goldfinches at the niger seed feeder this morning.
- realize: Tertia, I didn't realize that goldfinch went for the dandelion seedheads.
- find: They are found on heath, salt marsh and open scrub, where they can find goldfinch, linnet or meadow pipit.
Adjective modifier
- American: From American goldfinches Carduelis tristis in Ontario, Canada.
- European: Planting of easily maintainable shrub bank to encourage biodiversity, and particularly to encourage a population of European goldfinches which inhabit the quarry.
- single: Single Goldfinch on ground among fallen branches Young Spindle tree, close to stream Bright orange fungus on fallen Oak?
- young: In summer, young goldfinches sometimes visit with the adults, their plumage changing gradually to adult feathers.
Modifies a noun
- overhead: Also westerley movement of meadow pipits, alba wagtails, swallows and goldfinches overhead.
- number: Goldfinch numbers had fallen dramatically in the late 1970s because of changes in farming practices which reduced food availability during the winter months.
Noun used with modifier
- adult: The adult Goldfinch on the left is probably a female.
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