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Goldfinches on my socks :)
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Posted by dghays Z10A FL Brevard (My Page) on Wed, Nov 18, 09 at 7:35
| I was sitting in my living room just moments ago, and noticed my thistle socks had birds all over them. It's a half dozen or so American Goldfinches getting breakfast. My camera battery is dead so I'm currently charging it. I'm very happy to see they came back. Last year I'd get sometimes 2 dozen or so, that'd be great again, I love their chirps. Been seeing painted buntings some, more often chipping sparrows, pine warblers, catbirds...etc.
Another odd thing was what I think are crows, a huge flock of 50 - 70. They'd land in my big longleaf pine and you'd hear massive crackling sounds of them with the cones. Then a huge whoosh when they all took off.
Gary |
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RE: Goldfinches on my socks :)
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| Sounds like you have a good yard for birds! I better get my socks out, too - if they're as far south as you are, they should be here by now too. :-D Eileen |
RE: Goldfinches on my socks :)
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| Gary, I see that your zone is 10 but you have Brevard to the side. If that Brevard county? I'm wondering because I am zone 10 and am south of West Palm. I put my socks out but so far I've seen nothing eating them; not even any evidence of same. I've never seen a goldfinch in my yard and I just wondered if they are this far south. Do regular finches eat the thistle seeds or any other kind of bird besides the goldfinch? |
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- Posted by dghays Z10A FL Brevard (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 18, 09 at 19:49
| If you look at a detailed zone map, you'll see along the coast it swoops way up here. I am a mile from the intracoastal, so I think that's the appropriate zone for me. I'm not sure other birds eat the thistle, I would think so, seems unlikely only Goldfinches would. Last year I was getting around 2 dozen or so goldfinches, with no socks, only sunflower seed and millet. Later today the goldfinches came back a couple more times, so I hope they are regulars for the season. I love their funny sounds they make. Gary |
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Hi
How come nobody heralds the return of the vultures lol??
Okay, I guess it's not quite as romantic as the swallows to capistrano . I guess dull colors and bad table manners don't make for popularity ?? lol
Gee such masters of flight!! Okay they're only looking for road kill but they do it sooo well!! gary |
RE: Goldfinches on my socks :)
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| And just think of the mess if we didn't have Turkey Buzzards as our Sanitation Department ! |
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- Posted by dghays Z10A FL Brevard (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 21, 09 at 7:54
| The vultures never leave around here. I have no problem with them and the important function they serve. I saw some yellow rumped warblers today searching ground areas for bugs I assume, and my goldfinches are still showing up daily, they are on my socks right now :) |
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