Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Trip to England, Part 6: A Charm of Finches















  1. I can't help you with the mystery finch (I'm a very bad birder indeed) but I share your love of the goldfinch.They are such lovely birds. Feeding birds over winter is very popular now in the UK, and there are whole industries given over to bird feeders and bird food. Goldfinches have their very own feeders and food (nyjer seed). And yes, I have a special goldfinch feeder. Does this happen in the States?

  2. Yes indeed! Bird feeding is wildly popular here in the states. I guess since we've taken over so much of their habitat it's the least we can do! And yep, there are special goldfinch feeders that use nyjer seed. I've never seen a goldfinch in my garden or immediate neighborhood but they're up in the local park a few blocks away (BIG park--zoo and park sprawling over 100+ acres) so I haven't put in a nyjer feeder as I don't think the goldfinches would ever find it.

  3. Oh, you never know. Worth a try?