The goldfinches are back!
A pair of these cute little birds (Washington’s state bird, come to find out) found my feeder in the spring and I was so delighted by their vibrant yellow color and beautiful song. But they sort of disappeared during June and July – so I was excited to see a whole family of them today. I actually heard them before I saw them.  Listen…
I decided to explore a nearby empty field/wooded lot that backs onto a wetlands park, just to see if there was anything interesting (before someone sells and builds on it).    A few pines and maples, a couple of apple trees, lots of wild blackberries, scotchbroom, yarrow and and such…  even some wild pink roses climing over a tree.  But the pink that really caught my attention was the wild sweet peas. They are everywhere right now.
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As I came to a clearing near the edge of the wetlands, I a hawk started crying out. I could see him way at the top of a tall pine…. he kept up the noise – I don’t think he liked me wandering back there, because he made a big swoop around the field, circling me (staying up high) and landing back in the tree.
I tried to catch a good picture of him in flight but they were all a bit blurry. He sat there yelling at me some more, and then made another cirlce around, so I decided to leave him in peace…. and as I left his view, he was quiet again. It’s not lilke I was going to grab his lunch or anything….
So that’s what I saw today. You?
Wow. Beautiful. The sweet pea is gorgeous. And those cute yellow birds are adorable 🙂 What did I see today? A sink full of dishes, a scale that read a number a bit higher than I would have liked, and a beautiful little girl named Kennedy.
LOL, Ashley…I think your days are a lot like mine, except I have two beautiful princesses.
I love those darling little birdies (ours seem to be one of two stunning colors: black or brown) and the sweet peas are gorgeous!!
Beautiful! Let’s see, it’s actually nice and cloudy today, so I see dark clouds and a fat cat trying to get my attention by rubbing his face on my chin…I also just saw Timothy stumbling towards the coffee maker, not a sweet finch in sight.
The sweet peas brings back a lot of sweet memories. That is one of the few flowers that graced our yard in Salina. They were kind of like weeds, but I loved them. Also I love the little finches. I haven’t had may of the Gold Fince this year, but I’m always delighted when I do see one or two at my feeder. Earlier this week a nasty chicken hawk had one of my sweet doves for lunch on my back lawn ! Gross. I have a covey of quail at the feeder the parents have taught the little ones how to get up and inside ( that way they are more safe from the Chicken hawk.
I tried to listen to the Song of the Golf Finch…but I couldn’t . IT came up as loaded, but no sound..I couldn’t get the bar to move…I must have done something wrong.