“The Goldfinch, a Bird’s-Eye View” from the Mauritshuis (screenshot by the author for Hyperallergic) Carel Fabritius, “The Goldfinch” (1654), oil on panel ...

Freud never said that sometimes a cigar is only a cigar, but whoever did so was right. Can an image with considerable iconic suggestiveness be only itself? Can a goldfinch be only a bird? The famous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American Goldfinch male feeding female in nest taken in central MNStan Tekiela Author / Naturalist / Wildlife Photographer/Getty ...

Carel Fabritius’s The Goldfinch is a small painting, roughly 9 x 13 inches, but it holds its own in a room filled with 15 Dutch master works by the likes of Hals, Steen, and Rembrandt. It is a potent ...

A 362-year-old painting of a tiny bird has become one of the most popular of its time. But will we ever know what The Goldfinch means? Alastair Sooke takes a closer look. On the face of it, it ...

The tiny lesser goldfinch is about 4 ½ inches long, and the canary yellow body of the male is contrasted by his black and white wings and tail. (Photo courtesy of Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren, via ...

Goldfinches didn't get the nesting memo. The other birds did. They know to build their nests and start laying eggs in spring. The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) waits until summer is in full ...

The brilliant sight of a yellow and black American goldfinch is a common favorite for many backyard birders. Learn more about where and when goldfinches nest, the roles parents play, and how to ...