A feeding frenzy in the rain.

10 Sunday Feb 2019

Posted by Brian Skeys in General Interest, Our Garden@19, Photography, Wildlife

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I have observed over the years that the birds visit our feeders in greater numbers on a wet day, more than any other weather, except snow.

These pictures were taken on Friday through the dining room window with the flash turned off. The Goldfinches were joined by a pair of Siskins and a Bluetit during that time.

Do you have visitors to your garden in the rain?

A ‘Charm’ in the rain.

25 Monday Sep 2017

Posted by Brian Skeys in Our Garden@19, Photography, Wildlife

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Birds Goldfinches, Wildlife

On Thursday here in sunny Worcestershire the day turned into a very wet one.

One thing I have observed over the years feeding birds in Our Garden@19 is the feeding frenzy that develops during wet weather.

I predominantly feed sunflower hearts, which all species of birds enjoy…

A ‘Charm’ of Goldfinches.

I also feed Niger seeds especially for the seed eaters.

I have included this picture below despite the reflections in the window. It contains I think 18 Goldfinches, there is interestingly an adult feeding a young one through the bars. The Goldfinches love the sunflower hearts, I think this is why we have so many visit the feeders. I enjoy seeing the adults bring the youngsters along during the breeding season.

A ‘Charm’ is the collective noun for a group of Goldfinches.

How many can you count?

I took the photos through the dining room window using a Canon 18-200mm lens with the flash turned off.