Paul set up the camera, and the "gee whiz" moment occurred. They were American goldfinches, and they were landing next to, grabbing onto, and sometimes hanging upside down from sweetgum-balls on the trees, busily extracting tiny seeds, one at a time.
The bird feeders out my kitchen window are bustling with activity. Our most frequent visitors include nuthatches, chickadees, woodpeckers and sparrows. If you would like to attract and feed birds this season, here are a few bird feeding tips.
Lots of goldfinches at the feeders!
Goldfinches fighting over places on a nyger seed feeder in my back garden.
Filmed using a Panasonic SDR-H60.
Here are a few ideas for setting up a wild bird feeder.
For those of you who want simple, clear guidelines, here are my instructions for setting up wild bird backyard feeders:
Suggestions for Feeding Wild Birds
