Birds of a Feather is back with our new blog, Birding and Bonding! Our previous objective remains the same. Our goal is to find all birds that live on Long Island year round. The only rule is that in order to add a bird to our list, we must see it when we are together. That's where the bonding comes in. Life can get so hectic that we sometimes fail to enjoy the more important things. This gives us a wonderful outlet to make sure we take the time.

Of course, Long Island has many migratory birds, as well. We certainly don't want to ignore them. We will blog about them as well. Armed with new cameras and renewed incentive, we look forward to getting back on the birding trail!

Friday, June 18, 2010

Quest for a 'Full House' of FInches

San wants me to get a picture of my thistle feeders when they are packed to capacity with American Goldfinch, House Finch and now Purple Finch's.  So every chance I get I will take a picture of the ones that I see. 

As we have mentioned before, bird watching is really a test of your patience (and or aimlessness).  So I have on many occasions had every spot on my three feeders packed with finches with more in the wings.  

So for now, I will keep an eye out for a 'full house'  and hopefully I will have my camera ready when they are.

This year though we have a lot more House Finches.  I've never seen so many.  They seem to be a little more aggressive than the Goldfinches.  So sometimes they don't want to share, even if there are other perches available they will shoo one another away. 

Not sure why, San and I will investigate that at another time.
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1 comment:

  1. sandyhamJune 19, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    Great shots, Ar! It is wonderful to have such a great view out of the kitchen window!

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