Originally posted by dadipentak That first one is absolutely gorgeous, Stan, and the others are splendid, too. Big thumbs up!
Thanks Dave - another lucky shot!
Originally posted by paulh I think everyone learned a little something about goldfinches today
I've also only seen their yellow summer plumage, and I've never seen so many in one place! Great set of shots.
Thanks - I learned a little more also as I added to the thread.
Originally posted by bigted I am so green! This summer I had what I am assuming a pair (and not multiple pairs) come by and feed on my sunflower seeds that I originally put out for the squirrels. It has attracted the finches but only 1 male and one female at a time never more, i also see nuthatches and chickadees, and the occasional woodpecker. I would be thrilled to see that kind of action.
Thank you so much for putting these up. They are delightful.
While the sunflower seeds may attract them, they actually can't open the sunflower seed shells. We have half out feeders filled with sunflower seeds, and the other half is thistle seed. Thistle seed is their main natural food source. However, our finches will sit on the sunflower feeders all day, and just empty the feeder out on the ground taking one at a time and spitting them out. What they are doing is looking through the sunflower seeds for one that may be unshelled. My wife gets so mad at them since they empty those feeders in a matter of a couple hours. Also, they just sit on the feeders all that time and the chickadees can't get in to get any. We are trying to devise a feeder that the chickadees can get into that the finches can't.