The Lesser Goldfinch, A Dumbass or Not

Yer lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) is a cute little bird. But is it smarter than a dumbass? Nobody really knows. Or maybe someone knows. But they aren't telling. So like with many such deals or things, it is left up to the Druids to figure this or that out.

Lately, the CB has been inundated with Northern Orioles, Baltimore variety. The Baltimore orioles espied the ant baffles above the hummer feeders and immediately assumed, Look! These are important oriole watering stations.

The Lesser Goldfinches, that had hitherto ignored the ant baffles, all of a sudden decided that the ant baffles were goldfinch watering stations.

Now I know. Could have been a coincidence. But all of a sudden, the resident goldfinches seemed to have copied a behavior from the migrating orioles. For goodness sakes!

Hmm! OK! This particular goldfinch may be a bizarro goldfinch. It's like Crumby has noticed that goldfinches look better at a distance. But my Goddess! This goldfinch looks older than Crumby.