CFFC: Goldfinch in full feather The Goldfinch are mating, so the boys are in their finest, brightest feathers. Birds are very visual, so the brightest, prettiest boys get their chosen ladies. I’m not sure they really choose ladies. I think… Read More ›
Bird Weekly Photo Challenge – More than One Bird Species I feel very disadvantaged with the feeders down. Finally, I put up a tray of just black sunflower seeds. There are plenty of bugs and other seeds and blackberries in the… Read More ›
Owen took the pictures, so he gets the credit. Originally, these tulips were dark pink — nearly red. The have returned to us as bright yellow. This year, there are two which is a 100% improvement over last year when… Read More ›
Speaking of bright and square, the Goldfinch are as bright as sunshine I’ve been taking a lot of pictures. Today, when normally I would be taking more pictures because it’s a perfect day, I restrained myself. I have so many… Read More ›
Don’t sit on the upholstery More birds. Today was the day I figured out why my camera was taking pictures in RAW which I never intended to do. I found the setting! Yay! I also did a little bit of swapping… Read More ›
I bought special fancy food for the finches. It includes their favorite stuff including dried fruit. They really LOVE fruit. I put it out yesterday, but it was new, so it wasn’t until around the middle of the day today… Read More ›
The Goldfinch fly up to Canada in November to breed. I’ve always thought that was odd, but the Goldfinch are okay with it. I never argue with the Goldfinch. So, after almost two months, they are back. In force and… Read More ›
Another perfect day. Cool, comfortable, sunny. Not a hint of rain. Well, okay, that is I admit, a flaw because we really need rain … but it’s a holiday weekend so perfect weather doesn’t include rain no matter how much… Read More ›
MOSTLY HOUSE FINCH, GOLDFINCH, AND A FEW MORE If nothing else, this pause in space and time has given me good reasons to go back through my downloads. I have an awful lot of downloads that are just sitting on… Read More ›
What a year! What a time for Mother’s Day! What a time! For all of us – mothers and grandmothers and great grandmothers. Let’s keep on keeping on. From the strange old world into the even stranger new one.
UP IN THE AIR, JUNIOR BIRDMAN It’s such a little airplane and it’s 75-years old, too. But it flies. So high it disappeared into the clouds. For an hour, all we could hear was the occasional buzz of the engine…. Read More ›
ON TOP WITH WINGS Whose on top? I think all the birds are on top! If you ask the birds in this picture, I’m pretty sure the Goldfinch win. The Goldfinches are all over the place and they always win…. Read More ›
