The feeder has been out there for a month stuffed with thistle seed to attract the finches but there has not been a sign of interest from any bird ~ until yesterday. A goldfinch, in the middle of cold rain ! and today in a tiny piece of sun he brought a friend along….
Gill McGrath© July 28 Result. Yay!
Gill McGrath 
Don’t forget to change the thistle after a rain. The very high oil content and thin shell makes it prone to mold. Sunflower seeds hold up well, but not thistle…. I finally bought a dome lid to cover the feeders as it rains too much here… Michelle
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Your goldfinches look so different than the US goldfinches. Beautiful bird! Thistle seed is not cheap, so I’m glad this one found the prize. Your site’s new look is sleek and lovely, Gill. 🙂
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Hi Jet. It seems that blackbirds and robins are a bit different too! These little finches are really quite special. It took ages for them to find the feeder so pleased to see them! Glad you like the new look here. The old one went ‘funny’ and I had put this one together a bit quick ( I don’t know why)! 🙂 x
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I know how exciting it is when a new bird you’ve been waiting for finally comes to the feeder. A triumph! Re WP, I had a weird event recently too, about the time they changed up The Reader. Hopefully it’s all fixed now. Great to hear from you Gill! 😀 😀
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yes it was definately WordPress acting funny….all fixed now. I am waiting on a new lap top tomorrow so I may be still doing some head scratching for a day or two regarding button pressing!xx
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Marvellous pictures and marvellous bird !
In the nature I saw it once ; iN fRENCH THEY ARE CALLED ” CHARDONNERET” FROM chardon = thistle .
I knew people who have one or two of them in a cage into their house
Love ❤
Michel
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Thank you Michel. It is nice to know the french name. I will add that here . It seems hard to imagine these little birds caged because they move about and fly so quickly. Love from Gill ❤
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Hello and thankyou
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Hello goldfinches! Gorgeous xxx
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Love this – think I’m going to have to move our bird feeder closer to the window
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Definitely works. The wood pigeons come and look through the window ( which is hilarious) if food is low!
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Word is out Gill 😄. Gorgeous pics
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There will be dozens of them soon Gill!
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You know this is because of your advice about thistles, don’t you? Thank you so much. I had only ever seen one, on one occasion here – and this pair appear to be making regular visits and even taking a bath! Here’s to the dozens then….! 🙂
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I am surprised that you had to wait so long for them to turn up!
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They may have been coming and just didn’t see them. They like the early morning, but are really noticeable in the afternoons!
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just watch out for the seeds under the feeder, they will soon start growing!
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I think they have already, masses of green little shoots. They should have come with a health warning me thinks!!! Ah well!
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That second image is amazing. It will be so lovely to look back at these in mid winter….Thank you…Janet:)
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They are so bright and breezy , a real treat! 🙂
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We have a lot of Goldfinches around us and it always cheers me up to see them just like this did.:)
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Thanks Richard. How lovely to have a lot calling at yours. Keep happy! 🙂
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I’ll try 🙂
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Lovely photos Gill.
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Thanks Andrew!
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How lovely! We have a finch feeder in the back yard, and I have counted as many as seven of them all at once clinging to it before zooming off again into the trees. They are so incredibly beautiful.
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Brilliant! How lovely to have seven at once clinging on and zooming off. What a wonderful sight. They seem to move so much quicker than the other birds. xxx
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