Friday, August 8, 2025

Finches

A little rain fell overnight and the day was mostly overcast.  The Northeast wind was still blowing.  A bullying house finch refused to share the seeds.  Six other house finches and a brown headed nuthatch had to wait for her to leave.  Meanwhile, a supposed vegetarian goldfinch looked for barkbutter crumbs in the rainwater.  A pair of Carolina wrens appreciated the fresh block of suet.  A young cardinal whose beak was just starting to go orange wandered around the patio.  Lots of leaves and tree bits clogged the pool but I didn't see any critters.   I looked for the hornworm but it had disappeared.  The window opposite the computer was too dirty for the camera, but cleaning it would mean trampling plants.   

 

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