Comments on shirls gardenwatch: Golden moments

Hi again Jan, Good Acres, Patient gardener and Pet...

2008-07-30T21:27:00.000+01:00

Hi again Jan, Good Acres, Patient gardener and Pete:-)

Jan - Thank-you, I’m delighted you enjoyed my video and camera box. Yes our goldfinches prefer the hulled sunflower hearts here too. I have to say that I like the golden colour of your goldfinches. Sorry I am late with this reply. I missed this post before we went on holiday. Enjoy the rest of your week :-D

Good Acres – Thank-you, I am delighted you enjoyed it. I enjoyed this one myself. Enjoy the rest of your week :-D

Patient gardener – Oh…. sorry! I have just remembered about this. Thank-you so much for awarding shirls gardenwatch the Arte y Pico award. I am delighted that we share the enjoyment of wildlife in our gardens. Enjoy the rest of your week :-D

Pete – Thanks for adding this. This is what I enjoy about comments on blogs. What wonderful names for the goldfinch. Enjoy the rest of your week :-D

Completely on a tangent, the fantastic 'Birds Brit...

2008-07-17T21:59:00.000+01:00

Completely on a tangent, the fantastic 'Birds Britannica' by Mark Cocker lists a number of great local names for the goldfinch, including King Henry, King Harry Redcap, Goldy, Draw-water and Seven-coloured Linnet.

Hi Shirl - there is something on my latest post fo...

2008-07-16T17:29:00.000+01:00

Hi Shirl - there is something on my latest post for you - please dont feel any obligation to respond

Wonderful videos and very informative and interest...

2008-07-16T16:55:00.000+01:00

Wonderful videos and very informative and interesting post! -- Good Acres

This is such a wonderful post Shirl. I have gold...

2008-07-15T01:47:00.000+01:00

This is such a wonderful post Shirl. I have goldfinches all year around here; in the spring when they begin to molt the yellow color gets extremely bright in the males. The variety with the red on the head is beautiful--we don't get that type here. My goldfinches eat hulled sunflower seeds, suet and niger seed. They will eat black oil sunflower seeds with the hulls if nothing else is available in the yard but much prefer the hull-less variety. I'm impressed by your amazing video as well as the camera box you have set up. It's all awesome.

Hi again Mike, Karen, Bobbi, Debbie, Cinj, Garden ...

2008-07-15T01:39:00.000+01:00

Hi again Mike, Karen, Bobbi, Debbie, Cinj, Garden girl, Karen & Easygardener and Hello Donna and Chey :-)

Mike – Thank-you, I am guessing you have some wonderful photos of young goldfinches on your blog. This is the first time I have seen them being fed myself. I was thrilled to catch them on film. Have a good week :-D

Karen – Thank-you, what a shame you are not seeing goldfinches in your garden now. I agree that is exactly what they are like! Thanks so much for nominating this post on Blotanical. It is holding a new record for me now – what fun! Have a good week :-D

Bobbi - It’s good to hear that you enjoy watching the birds too. How interesting that you keep a journal – you must really enjoy it. Have a good birding week :-D

Debbie – Thank-you, I’m glad you enjoyed them. Your goldfinches must bring such colour to your winter garden. I suppose it is not surprising that they eat the same foods as ours but still interesting to hear about it. Have a good week :-D

Cinj – Thank-you! Yes, please do!! I love watching videos of birds and wildlife from other gardens and often they work much better than photographs. Yes, I read that the American goldfinches moulted. I wonder why they do that. Yes, it was sad that the blue tit chicks didn’t survive. The camera in the Nestbox does give a great insight into nesting. Yes, the capture was taken from a pretty basic handheld video camera. I usually use a tripod when filming in my garden. Have a good week :-D

Garden girl – Thank-you – so could I but these days I am not getting the time :-( Interesting to hear that the sunflower seeds are a popular food throughout the world. Ah…now I would love to see video footage or photos of a goldfinch feeding from a coneflower!! Have a good week :-D

Karen – Thank-you! I agree our goldfinch is a very pretty little bird. It looks quite tropical just now but it is completely out of place in the winter months as it feeds through snow and winds. Have a good week :-D

Donna – Excellent, that must be a treat for you! Ah… I didn’t realise the plumage was to impress the ladies ;-) Have a good week :-D

Chey – Thank-you! Mine too :-) Have a good week :-D

Easygardener – Wonderful! It really is fun watching them shuffling along the branches too – not knowing the best vantage point. That is until the first food delivery ;-) Have a good week :-D

I've got a little gang of 6-7 juvenile blue tits v...

2008-07-14T22:13:00.000+01:00

I've got a little gang of 6-7 juvenile blue tits visiting my feeders. It's great fun to watch as they jostle for a good position.

Great videos Shirl! They touched my heart:).

2008-07-14T14:49:00.000+01:00

Great videos Shirl! They touched my heart:).

We have the American Goldfinch in our garden all y...

2008-07-14T14:29:00.000+01:00

We have the American Goldfinch in our garden all year. The male molts into his yellow plumage for the breeding season. During the winter he more resembles the female.
Donna

I love your videos! The Carduelis carduelis is es...

2008-07-14T13:11:00.000+01:00

I love your videos! The Carduelis carduelis is especially pretty in my opinion.

delightful videos Shirl! I could bird watch all d...

2008-07-14T04:53:00.000+01:00

delightful videos Shirl! I could bird watch all day!

The American goldfinches that visit here love sunflower seeds, and they really love coneflower seeds. We tend to see them here in the spring, then later in the summer when the coneflowers mature.

What a wonderful video! Maybe that's how I should...

2008-07-13T18:53:00.000+01:00

What a wonderful video! Maybe that's how I should capture my bluebirds.... I see birds visiting the nest often, but the opening is facing the wrong way for me to be able to observe any feedings. The parents sure keep a close eye on us when we're outside.

We have some American Goldfinches as well. MIL told me that they get winter feathers so they look like different birds about 1/2 of the year.

I was sad to hear that your baby Tits didn't make it, I was hoping at least one would. I wish I had a nestbox camera like you do.

Did you capture this video on a regualr handheld video camera?

Shirl, what wonderful video today. Your Goldfinch...

2008-07-13T03:09:00.000+01:00

Shirl, what wonderful video today. Your Goldfinch is lovely.

We have quite a few of the American Goldfinch in our garden, often many in the winter. They do enjoy the niger seed, but also like the sunflowers, which we offer whole.

I love bird watching. I have a bird field book I ...

2008-07-13T00:56:00.000+01:00

I love bird watching. I have a bird field book I take outside with me; then I can jot down notes in my nature journal.

I Love goldfinches - I had them in my last garden ...

2008-07-12T22:52:00.000+01:00

I Love goldfinches - I had them in my last garden but not in this - the baby goldfinches are like mad wind up toys aren't they. Lovely post, thanks.
Regards
Karen
An Artist's Garden

Great post Shirl and interesting read, I love the ...

2008-07-12T22:23:00.000+01:00

Great post Shirl and interesting read, I love the video of the young GF being fed, I have had young GF's in my garden, but never witnessed them being fed before TFS.