Comments on: natural birdfeeders

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:38:31 +0000

Yep! Goldfinches! Put out thistle feeders in the winter – they’re such a sunny sight to see when the gray days arrive. I planted my sunflowers WAY late so we don’t even have a single blossom yet! That’s the only nice thing about planting way late… my garden is in its prime when everyone else’s is dying out. Last year I had morning glories and sunflowers until frost!

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:57:29 +0000

Ah, beautiful goldfinches. We have them here in SC, too. Strangely enough, they seem to prefer sunflower seeds to thistle seeds, at least the birds around here. We feed black oil sunflower seeds, and the goldfinches are all over them.

By: kmkat

kmkat — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:22:49 +0000

Yup, goldfinches. And you are totally right about the male and female thing. Great pictures, btw. What they really love is thistle seed, although you should correctly be hesitant about planting those natural bird feeders.

By: Nessa Z.

Nessa Z. — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:57:53 +0000

American Goldfinches – lovely little critters. We have them in plenty at our feeder. First one is the male – bright yellow. Second picture is probably a juvenile male that has not gotten full summer coloring. The females are a drab olive color with black markings and harder to notice. The males molt out the bright yellow and look much like the females during the winter.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:00:57 +0000

Those are goldfinches.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:28:33 +0000

Cute little birds. No idea what they are.
Lovely roving too, what is it?