Another set of pictures for the Wild Photos section.
Charming Sight:
A couple of days ago whilst walking with the dog, we saw that a farmer had left a huge field of Sunflowers unharvested. This field is probably around four hectares in size and of course, there were some rather nice Doves feasting on the Sunflower heads. I say of course, as again I did not have my camera. So, a few days later, when the sun was shining, we went back to the field armed with my camera and were overwhelmed with the shear volume, not of Doves, but of Goldfinches. I knew that Goldfinches flocked together in winter and I would expect maybe 50 to a 100, but at a conservative guess there were at least 300 of them and probably more.
The collective noun for Goldfinches is a Charm and it is, in my opinion, a fitting name as they are outstandingly colourful and have a really nice song. Goldfinches, being granivorous means their diet is primarily made up of seed or grain but they will also eat insects for added protein when feeding their young. Like all granivorous birds their bills are adapted to suit their preferred seed type. With Finches, their beaks are thin and tapered to allow them to pull seeds from plants such as Teasels, Thistles and Sunflowers.
Neville
Val says To see more look in Wild Photos. I have never seen anything like this in my life. I bet these pictures get talked about as much as my donkey pictures!
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