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As you can tell, I'm no Abe Lincoln (the one who blogs and takes marvelous bird photos.) but at least you can see the little yellow splotch on the seed sock.
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These are the first gold finches to visit our yard in over a year. I was so pleased to see them after waiting all this time!
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They are the Lesser Goldfinch. Their back is green and they have the little black hat but their front is definitely gold.
A few years ago I was feeding the birds regularly and at that time I would get as many as twenty goldfinches at a time. I had four socks with thistle seed hanging up for them.
Then one day I saw a big hawk sitting on the wall not ten feet away from the socks. He was hiding behind the bushes and I know he was looking for a meal of goldfinch. So from that day I stopped feeding the finches. Now, maybe the hawk has forgotten. I hope.
9 comments:
I think everyone is happy to see some beautiful birds in the backyard. Last summer golfinhces mada a nest in our cherrytree and they were 5 babies.
You can use the zomm of your camera to shot closer.
I am very glad and proud everyone liked my post about D-Day. Thansk to your husband's grandfather I am french.
I like your gold finches. I think they are just as nice as mine. The only difference is size.
The hawks are beautiful birds and only eat to stay alive. They only eat once a day and sometimes only once in two or three days.
These pictures are wonderful!
Oh NO. Poor little birds. I love the photos. and Henrietta's story too.
Pretty little birds!
LOL - Yeap, I had to get my magnifyinig glass to see it. Hi Chris, I'm back.
I would be happy,too, to have gold finches at my feeder!
Did you make the socks, or do you buy them special for the birdseed.
I am interested in having more birds visit my back yard.
I like your pictures ~~
LOL:)
Where have you been Jose? I'd given up seeing a new blog from you. I have a photo I am going to post just for you.
Wanda: I buy the socks from the bird shop, they are or were -- $4.95 each.
The kind of seed gold finches like is thistle seed. It lasts quite a while. However I have been buying 'no mess' shelled sun flower seeds and all the birds seem to like that-- and so they should at nearly $30 a twenty pound bag!!... even if it does last a couple of months.
I guess I'm going to have to get a new camera if I want better close-ups than these.
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