We have had a hard time attracting goldfinches to our yard. We tried thistle feeders before but the goldfinches never came. I decided two weeks ago to try again and this time....they arrived right outside my window!
I can't tell you how thrilled we were to see them in the feeder, lined up along the branches, and sitting in the top of the tree. Their bright yellow color is amazing to see flash across the yard and their sweet little song is so beautiful coming in the windows.
Mr. B came in yesterday with a gift for me.
He found a goldfinch feather under the feeder and brought it in for me to see. Doesn't it look as if someone dipped the tip in yellow paint?
This is going in my nature journal! We found the goldfinch in the Handbook of Nature Study and now we are going to read up on them and do some of the suggestions in Lesson 10.
"Goldfinches are seen at their best in late summer or September, when they appear in flocks wherever the thistle seeds are found in abundance."Hopefully they are here for awhile so we can get our fill of finches.
Handbook of Nature Study, page 57
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