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That's a great picture Bluethumbs, i love to see Goldfinches :-)

They repay you for feeding them, by visiting you regulary, and giving you so much pleasure. Thank you for sharing your it with us!!!

Freesiaperson x

Hi Louise1 and Fressiaperson and thank you for commenting.Yes, they give me immense pleasure for a handful of seeds. :)

Such a fantastic photo Bluet.....Going on to my favourites page....:>)

Glad you like it Motinot :) Taken through my living room window.

Beautiful photos, love the Goldfinch. Just the sight to cheer me up on this grey day as i'm scrolling through latest photos with a box of Kleenexe and a Lemsip !

Oh! Poor you Megan. I have just recovered from Broncihitis so I know how miserable you must be feeling.

Beautiful beautiful bird.....

Thank you again, Milky

Beautiful i get between 2-5 coming, but they come for a while then dissapear for a while and then come back again.

Hi Clarice, Yes but all the more welcome when they come back, though isn't it? Do youy feed them niger seed? (other name thistle seed). They can't get enough of it!

Lovely shot.We get about 10 visit.Started with just 3 last year and they bred....love sunflower hearts and niger !

Hi Bonkersbon. I didn't know they liked sunflower hearts. Are they sold as that or sunflower seeds?

Hi Bluethumbs.You can buy bags of hearts at most bird food stockists.We have two 4 tier niger feeders and one feeder just for sunflower hearts.The goldfinches love both !

Thank you for the tip BB. Off to the shop in the morning!

P.S to Bonkersbon. Have you found a way to overcome all the seed that gets thrown out as they feed? I get more on the ground than they eat, and it goes between the stones and germinates into seedlings. Perhaps if I left it I could grow new thistles and harvest the seeds! LOL

Yes Bluethumbs..perfect tip....get a few wood pigeons !!! Ours hoover up all the leftovers and spillages ! We planted some young teasel plants last year in a rough area at the end of the garden..hoping they grow well this year as goldfinches love the seeds ! Will still feed them as usual too so they have a choice ! Lol