European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on a frost-covered teasel (Dipsacus sp. ). This bird feeds on the seeds of gorse plants and thistles.

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European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on a frost-covered teasel (Dipsacus sp. ). This bird feeds on the seeds of gorse plants and thistles. Photographed in Kent, UK, in January.

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Photo credit: © JOHN DEVRIES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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