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An American Goldfinch eating a Balsam Flower Seed (lemmy.world)

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Saw this American Goldfinch having a breakfast snack at Makoshika State Park in Glendive MT. Taken 7/13/25. Originally had it marked as a tanager

An American Goldfinch looking at me from its perch on a Balsam flower.

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[–] Mpeach45@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That’s a sunflower I think, definitely not balsam.

[–] everydayhiker@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Should be an arrowleaf balsamroot, which is in the sunflower family. I’ve always just called them balsam flowers, but I guess I’ve never really seen the other balsam flower that people grow in gardens. I feel like I butchered this post haha.

[–] Mpeach45@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I can post a pic of what Baker creek sold me as balsam. Doesn’t look at all like a sunflower.