The Finches Banquet (from the series: They Move Amongst Us)
If you have bird feeders hung up outside your house in Texas you attract a variety of birds, from chickadees to cardinals. Most species come in ones and twos, cardinals in twos because the male and female seem to stay together through all seasons. The gold finches, however, come in a flock and join together in colorful banquet. You’ll get as many feeding as you provide places to feed – and all at once.
I could take hundreds of photos like this one of gold finches feeding. They’re not even leary of human beings. You can be standing a few yards from the feeder and they’ll fly in to feed. They may not even notice you. But if something disturbs them, like a sudden movement, they’ll be gone – flying off in every direction except down.
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‘They move among us’ series is my fav.
This is especially useful as i was toying with some ideas of wht/how to make something easy- a house, bath,feeder etc for the birds around my house.
Lovely pic. Thanks!
Robin, yet another online property, I love it! In Minnesota we have these beautiful tiny golden finches too.
In fact, yesterday I watched while one ate seeds from a dried Purple Coneflower. It was swaying back and forth and the dried flower seeds were falling on the ground.
Next year’s flowers. Thanks for the post-Next time I will take the picture!