Showing posts with label goldfinch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goldfinch. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Birds At The Bird Feeder

Bird Feeder

Here's a nice video at the bird feeder:

This is just a little video showing a sample of birds that have visited my bird feeder over the last couple of months.

Bird Feeder: Summer

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Bird Feeder At Notebaert's Exhibit

Bird Feeder

The bird garden features plenty of shrubs that provide shelter and food for nesting and migratory birds. A cardinal and goldfinch were spotted during the first hike, along with plenty of butterflies. A bird feeder has attracted warblers, finches and even ducks, and the museum recently added a hummingbird feeder equipped with sugar water.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110703/entlife/707039979/#ixzz1RBfnWbTi

Connect with nature at Notebaert's new outdoor exhibit


Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Three Finches Visit The Bird Feeder

Bird Feeder

There’s a purple finch surprise in the foreground, a goldfinch in the middle and one of our common house finches in the background.

Three-Finch Day

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Build A Platform Bird Feeder

Bird Feeder

Great article detailing how to build a platform bird feeder. The kids will really enjoy this project!

Here is a simple weekend project for you and the kids — a fun way to see which type of birds are hiding in the trees in your neighborhood.

Build it and they’ll come: A simple bird feeder

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Goldfinches Love To Eat Nyger Seed From The Bird Feeder

Bird Feeder

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.

Goldfinches feeding on nyjer seed feeder

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Video Of A Homemade Bird Feeder

Your Bird Feeder

Nice video featuring a homemade bird feeder.

my son made this feeder and video. the images and sounds are really nice so i thought i'd post it

bird feeder

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Homemade Bird Feeder

Your Bird Feeder

Entertaining video showing a homemade bird feeder.

A demonstration of my Dad's bird feeder that he created while living in Kissee Mills, Missouri. 

The Bird Man of Kissee Mills - a tale about a goldfinch birdfeeder.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

House Finch At The Bird Feeder

Your Bird Feeder

Take a look at the pictures on this blog post.

A few days ago I had a lot of different bird guests at my front yard Finch seed mix bird feeder.

House Finch and Friends at the Bird Feeder

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Feeder Selection Is Important For Some Species

Your Bird Feeder

Important article about choosing feeders with certain birds in mind.


Tim Harrison of the British Trust for Ornithology said bluetits appear to have suffered from the change in fashion in gardens, as the birds are thriving in the rest of the countryside.

Wrong kind of bird feeders leading to fall in the number of blue tits

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Some Tidbits About The Goldfinch, House Finch And Pine Siskin

Your Bird Feeder

 

Good information about goldfinch feeding preferences.

 

How can I attract gold finches to my bird feeders?

Lots of birds come to my feeders, but very seldom do I see gold finches.
What can I do to attract them?

 

Do you get confused trying to distinguish between a female house finch and a pine siskin? Here is a good post on that subject.

 

A member of the finch family that can easily be confused with a sparrow is the Pine Siskin.

Pine Siskin