Some birds don't let a bit of rain get in the way of eating. This Chaffinch spent most of its time just waiting for a space at the feeders.
As usual at this time of the year the Coal Tits are gathering as many black sunflower seeds as possible to bury as they build up their winter store. (No sound on this one)
One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for a girl
Four for a boy
Five for a secret never to be told
Magpie
I have removed the general seed feeders for a while and moved the Goldfinch feeders to a different part of the garden. A few days ago I saw what looked like a Greenfinch suffering from finch disease so I want to make sure it doesn't spread quickly through the visiting population. There are still peanut and fat ball feeders as the finches rarely, if ever, visit those.
Have a great weekend watching the antics of the wildlife around you.
Now that really is rain, best of luck with the finches.
ReplyDeleteHi Adrian. We don't normally get a lot of rain over the year but it does tend to come in short heavy bursts.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, that rain was heavy but as you pointed out the Chaffinch didn't seem deterred.
ReplyDeleteAlways nice to see the Magpies, they were making short work of the fat balls.
Sorry to hear of the possible return of the finch disease, it is a horrible thing!
Same sort of rain again yesterday evening, plus thunder and then half an inch of drizzle today.
ReplyDeleteIt's about the same time finch disease arrived last year but then at first I didn't recognise it for what it was so I was slow to take action.
Have to feel sorry for the birds in that rain; it's bad enough for us, must be tough for them.
ReplyDeleteHope that's not a return of that disease John.
That Magpie was making short work of the fat ball ;)