Holler Feeder~

On By cindy knokeIn Birds, Conservation, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, Wild Life

The Holler after the rains.

The birdies are happy,

healthy and fat!

For the first time we have goldfinch in large numbers, (tap or click to enlarge to see flying bird detail)

feasting on a bowl of seeds,

along with all the other finches and sparrows. The little black seeds you see scattered all over are thistle seeds. It is the first time I put thistle out and the goldfinch love it!

The tiny gold beauties,

manage to hold their own,

with the much larger,

finches.

It’s no brag,

just fact,

The Holler has the very best neighbors!

Cheers to you from The Happy Holler Heavies~

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  3. Cindy, these photos are GREAT! I especially love those little red-headed birds. I was going to say purple finches but then I noticed the traces of orange. Do you know what those birds are called?

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    1. Thank you so much! Finch identification is very difficult because there are so many obscure varieties. I looked it up because I too was confused. I think they are house finches, orange because of differences in their diet. But as always, I may be mistaken. Let me know if you find out differently დ

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  7. This is perfect. I haven’t seen a bird in a long time. Yesterday it was a bit warmer and I heard them, but didn’t see them. This is a feast for the heart. It’s wonderful.

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    1. Thank you dear Gigi. I am happy the birdies lifted your spirits. They certainly do mine. I am also so pleased to hear you are on the mend and feeling better. Kiss Emily for me, if she’ll let you! 😉

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  11. So beautiful! The birds and colors fascinate! Our below zero wind chills have forced the birds to use our feeder. With the fierce winds, it is difficult to identify the birds. Enjoy the weekend. oxox

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  13. Goldfinches are some of the most beautiful birds to watch 🙂 I can’t wait until I start seeing them in my neck of the woods again, because that will mean summer is coming.

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  34. It looks like you treat these beauties very generous, Cindy. This is why they behave like really nice photo models. Awesome photo session!
    We have feeders behind the window as well and like to watch how they enjoy their food, playing with each other, and lighten our grey winter. However, yesterday we saw unexpected guest under the feeder, and it was not really welcoming one. The huge rat spent probably one hour and had pretty good dinner. By that time there were no one bird on the feeder. Perhaps, they did not like this guest. I have to do something with that…

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    1. Yes. This is a complicating factor. I feel for you. It is hard to place a bird feeder where a rat can’t reach it. Try suspending the feeder with a very thin wire, up high, and away from any structure. Rats can’t leap and climb as high as birds can fly. Good luck with this & take good care Alexander დ

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      1. Ditto! To be honest, when I first started blogging, I was not keen on birds. It was that movie “Birds” when I saw as a young kid. But I started noticing the beautiful features of birds from pictures and have started to admire their amazing features. Thanks for showing us the beauty of birds!

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  47. I think I have enjoyed slowly perusing these bird photos more than any other blog post I’ve seen in months! I adore backyard bird feeding and miss finches and other small birds so much (where we live now is too windy to feed birds other than magpies). I shall live vicariously through your photos! Great shots – thank you for sharing these!

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