There were a pair of wide-eyed goldfinches in the greengage tree this morning, with crisp and brightly coloured plumage, red and gold but with none of the white buttons that I associate with their adult tailcoats. Their tentative approaches to the hanging feeders and the impunity with which they then plunged down to the grass… Continue reading A flash of gold…
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Gentlemen’s Buttons
There were two visitors to the lawn today, previously regulars, but missing of late – or I haven’t been at the sink/kettle at the right time. A couple of goldfinches, hoovering up the small seeds and digging out the occasional peanut, are flashing their smart tailcoats and brilliant heads on the lawn. When their wings… Continue reading Gentlemen’s Buttons
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