Donna Young

I have not yet discovered which Crataegus my tree is. I found a website that has many images of pressed cuttings and there are many similar Crataegus varieties. My tree cutting looks similar to Crataegus angulata but it also looks similar to a few others as well. I will keep looking.

Update to American Goldfinch.
The male goldfinches in this area are now bright yellow except for their black and white wings, white under parts, and black mask. The females remain a duller color and they lack the black mask.
This image shows two male goldfinches.Occasionally I watch the goldfinches. They cluster around the bird feeders most of […]

Crataegus Mollis, My Tree of the Year
This year my tree to study is the Crataegus mollis, or that is what I currently believe it to be. The common name for Crataegus mollis is downy hawthorn or down hawthorn. I will refer to it as hawthorn. My hawthorn is a puny spindly tree. I will make […]

American Goldfinches are not very gold during the winter. The feathers which are normally yellow are a rather murky brown-green color. Yesterday I noticed that the goldfinches which visit the bird feeder are growing yellow feathers. In time, all of the murky feathers will be yellow. Today I managed to get a photograph.