goldfinch

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.