Wednesday, January 31st, 2007...3:09 pm
A Finch-for-all!
So, there I was this morning, putting insta-hot water in my mug, holding down the tea bag string with my thumb, glancing around. I look up. There they are! 5 American goldfinches (I think) eating from our feeder. One had hopped down yesterday and I was stunned. I had never seen one this time of year. I think I saw one in the summer a year or two ago (when they are bright yellow and hard to miss). They are not common guests at our feeder. But today, 5! They said to me “Okay, lady, you couldn’t figure me out yesterday, so I brought four of my friends. We’ll hang out awhile, and if you can’t figure us out by then, you are hopeless!” Now, watch me be wrong…. As an added pop quiz, after the fab five flew, a reddish bird arrived and ate. My pictures were too fuzzy, but I think it was a purple finch. So, happy finch day!
[This post can also be found at Bainbridge Breezes.]
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3 Comments
January 31st, 2007 at 6:28 pm
I bet they come everyday now. Nice.
February 1st, 2007 at 8:03 am
Yeah, the birds are back, to be followed soon by tree pollen, sinus infections, morning headaches, a feeling of lethargy (different than my usual lazy attitude), and a desire to clear cut everything within 20 miles. I can see it on the horizon, that yellow cloud that might as well be mustard gas for all the damage it does to my nasal passages. Some people have SAD in the winter; mine happens now at the thought of spending the next six months feeling like crap. The birds are my wake up call that I’m soon going to be sleeping or sleep walking all the time. It seems like they are early this year. I thought I had another month with winter as bad as its been. Sorry that I don’t share your enthusiasum…..damn birds!
February 3rd, 2007 at 10:07 am
Sorry about your nose! Now we know the reason for your glazed eyes and spacey demeanor! We just thought you were a flake…..
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