September 2009 - ONE GREENFINCH!!!!
Wednesday 2nd: At 4:40pm a male Greenfinch visited the garden and in particular a seed-feeder favoured by the hordes of House Sparrows that live in and around the garden. Yesterday a male Greenfinch also came into the garden to the seed-feeders at around 4pm. That too was a male and was exactly the same colour shade. Melanie saw both yesterday's and today's bird. The photo is of today's Greenfinch taken by Melanie. Are these one and the same bird or are they two different individuals? With just the one bird we both suspect that it is the same Greenfinch from yesterday. It may be that it is seeking out new feeding opportunities and will rally a flock in the near future. WE DO HOPE SO!! It's very rare to get Greenfinches in our garden! It's hard to imagine that two individuals would visit the garden alone on consecutive days. Why not come with others? Yes, it must be the same bird,let's see if it pays us a visit tomorrow!
The lone fledgling House Sparrow was around again today. When I got home, it was at the back door waiting for mealworms. It's not eating as many mealworms as a couple of days ago so hopefully it is ready to move on into the big wide world! The Sparrow also seems to be associating a bit more with other Sparrows. Spending time in a nearby lilac shrub with other youngsters.
Wednesday 2nd: At 4:40pm a male Greenfinch visited the garden and in particular a seed-feeder favoured by the hordes of House Sparrows that live in and around the garden. Yesterday a male Greenfinch also came into the garden to the seed-feeders at around 4pm. That too was a male and was exactly the same colour shade. Melanie saw both yesterday's and today's bird. The photo is of today's Greenfinch taken by Melanie. Are these one and the same bird or are they two different individuals? With just the one bird we both suspect that it is the same Greenfinch from yesterday. It may be that it is seeking out new feeding opportunities and will rally a flock in the near future. WE DO HOPE SO!! It's very rare to get Greenfinches in our garden! It's hard to imagine that two individuals would visit the garden alone on consecutive days. Why not come with others? Yes, it must be the same bird,let's see if it pays us a visit tomorrow!
The lone fledgling House Sparrow was around again today. When I got home, it was at the back door waiting for mealworms. It's not eating as many mealworms as a couple of days ago so hopefully it is ready to move on into the big wide world! The Sparrow also seems to be associating a bit more with other Sparrows. Spending time in a nearby lilac shrub with other youngsters.
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