I am going on holiday now for a while, already missing the balcony crew.

*edit: It is a young goldfinch, right?

    • AchtungDrempels@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      There is some resemblance, haha. Didn’t know this, i hardly ever watched star trek. I’m surprised that there’s so many trekkies here on lemmy!

  • Zarcher@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    2 months ago

    That crest is very characteristic of a goldcrest. I know of two sub species of gold crests, one has the yellow stripe the other a slightly orange stripe and body

    This seems to me like the goldfinch, regulus regulus. Not the common firecrest , regulus ignicapilla.

    My information sources is the Merlin Bird spotting app.

    EDIT: the correct name is not goldfinch but goldcrest. As it is not in the finch family at all.

    • AchtungDrempels@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      14·
      2 months ago

      I probably should have said where i am located, it’s in Düsseldorf, Germany. Regulus regulus should be around where i live too, according to my local bird book, but i have not seen one yet, i am quite certain it must be the child of Carduelis carduelis, European Goldfinch, the older ones are all over the feeder:

  • CringyMikami@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Carduelis Carduelis, one of my favorite birds. They sing amazingly (plus they’re cute). My mother doesn’t use her lawnmower too much or at least leaves some areas untouched, so it’s not rare to spot those birds. I’ve seen up to 20+ at the same spot, eating on the ground or relaxing in apple trees.