Waiting For Dinner

A break from cufflink photographs today .......................

Very cold and wintery here in the Shire today, frequent blizzards which are driving the birds to take shelter with them only coming out mob handed inbetween the storms. They seem to be incredibly polite, taking it turns to eat at the feeder; I saw this chap waiting in the Magnolia Tree for the Blue Tits to have their fill on the sunflower hearts.

There was an article on one of the Lincolnshire News Feeds that I'm subscribed to, that the Goldfinch in Lincolnshire is quite prevalent with flocks (how many in a flock it didn't say) of them being seen at the moment

I've also had to remove the bird bath from the vicinity of the feeder this morning, having watched one of the squirrels take a running jump onto the bird bath and use it as a stepping stone to the feeder, landing on the (so called) squirrel proof dome on the feeder's pole. Ingenius creatures!!

[Shirley B]

What a lovely clear shot of all those lovely colours.. I never tire of your wildlife pictures.

[Sue Cooper]

That's nearly as good as cufflinks (ha ha). Seriously it's a beautiful shot Phil. We get goldfinches at certain times of year but there are none at the moment.

[Casablanca]

Ah, those squirrels are clever chaps, even if they can never remember where they bury their nuts!! Gorgeous bird.

[Paul]

A squirrel jump would have been some capture 😉 This is a lovely looking fella though. Very nice 👍

[Mandy]

Lovely picture - I really like the muted colours and Dof which set him off a treat.

[Hazel]

Fav - love this shot of the little goldfinch - so delicate in the branches.

[Judith Johnson]

Super shot

[Denise Wood]

FAVtastic :)

[Valerie Chesney]

What a sweet little bird, I so like the spotted tail feathers.

[Phil Sandford]

@boatman137 @susiemc @casablanca @paul10 @mandygravil @quietpurplehaze @busylady @gilbertwood @happysnaps Thank you all for your views, comments & Favs which took this little bird to the TP and PP.
@paul10 Squirrel trap has arrived; I'm being lent a gun ........... his time is nearly up :-)