Sagitar Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Goldfinches feeding on lavender seeds early this morning. I'd love to have got closer, but I had to take the chance and a few seconds later they were gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Wonderful colors for birds in the UK. Is Lavender one of their favorite foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 I know they're only light but I'm surprised the lavender took their weight. We've got 3 parakeets that have been visiting the garden everyday for a few weeks now. In the summer we rarely saw them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 " Parakeets", aren't they an exotic bird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Tony said: Wonderful colors for birds in the UK. Is Lavender one of their favorite foods. I think they eat all kinds of small seeds. I put Nyger seed into the feeder on the bird table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted November 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Rich said: I know they're only light but I'm surprised the lavender took their weight. We've got 3 parakeets that have been visiting the garden everyday for a few weeks now. In the summer we rarely saw them. Average weight for a Goldfinch is about 15 gms (three teaspoons of water?) and lavender stems are quite stiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffers Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 Another great picture. Had to read that twice - I wondered why you were telling us the weight of a Goldfish... Lazy reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 18 hours ago, Tony said: " Parakeets", aren't they an exotic bird? They're originally from India but have been common over here around London for years. I had never seen one until earlier this year. https://londonist.com/london/great-outdoors/london-s-parakeets-everything-you-need-to-know 17 hours ago, Sagitar said: Average weight for a Goldfinch is about 15 gms (three teaspoons of water?) and lavender stems are quite stiff. I forgot just how light birds are, that's not alot of weight really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 23 hours ago, Sagitar said: Average weight for a Goldfinch is about 15 gms (three teaspoons of water?) and lavender stems are quite stiff. Is that the African or European Goldfinch ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 8 hours ago, liner33 said: Is that the African or European Goldfinch ? Either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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