American Goldfinch With Sunflowers Raleigh North Carolina Stock Photography

Primarily seed eaters, Goldfinches will also eat aphids and caterpillars in the summer while raising their brood. That being said, they prefer to eat the seeds of Ragweed, Thistles, Sweet gum, Sunflower, Dandelion, Alder, and Goldenrod flowers.You can attract these vibrantly colored birds to your own yard by offering them Thistle and Nyjer seeds in a specialized feeder.With the seeds contained within a tight wire mesh, finch feeders let you present their favorite food in a way that mimics how they would extract seeds in the wild.