one of my favorite birds...we used to have some in my backyard but i haven't seen any in a long long time....they are so pretty and sing so beautifully.
@wac@betterflea Wendy & Beverly, you both made my day. I have met some really wonderful people on this site. I look forward each day to hearing from them and seeing the world through their eyes. I include both of you in this group of great friends. Thank you.
@karens68@lilithcherry Karen and Lilith, I had a thistle feeder that I put up last year. No one even looked at it. Yesterday I dumped the old thistle on the ground and in they came. I have since put up some new thistle. They prefer eating off the ground. Works for me.
@shenay Thank you Shenay for putting that link up. They really are different than ours. Yours are very pretty too. Your robins are also so different than the ones in New York. Very interesting.
@maggie2 i used to have pet ones when i was a kid in an avery..they are beautiful i really was upset i didnt have my cam when i saw the pair on the fence..i was just running to the shop and didnt have itwith me....tipical
@shenay I can recognize some of the deer, and squirrels around my yard. They don't pay much attention to me anymore. They know I'm just going to stand there.
@maggie2 i was outside y esturday watering the flowers and and doing stuff and the wood pigeon just mooched eating the get used to u they know you feed them and start to trust you i love my garden lol
@shenay I'm in a wooded area, and love it too.They do get used to you. If I don't get the food out early enough, the squirrels will climb up and look in my windows. I have enjoyed your animals. Your shots are amazing.
You got a nice close up of this goldfinch. we have lots of them around our feeders. and of course squirrels too. as long as they feed from the ground I don't mind but when they get at the feeders and stuff themselves leaving hardly any for the birds...well that's a bit upsetting.
sometimes I do have kind of chase them away..don't get me wrong I like the squirrels.
Lucky you ,this little bird is fantastic,we have parrots (called 28's) coming back into our yard ,they are wonderful to watch when they are feeding. Wonderful shot Margaret
Wonderful shot! I think I saw one of these in my tree this morning, actually. I never had before (in person), but it was bright yellow and about the size of the purple finches we sometimes have. Such a great shot - love the angle!
sometimes I do have kind of chase them away..don't get me wrong I like the squirrels.