Goldfinch.
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- snooky
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We have a Goldfinch visiting the garden and stripping sprigs from the Thyme plants.I guess that it is nesting nearby and wants it to smell nice!!!
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Ah yes, I had some tweetling about in the gum tree yesterday morning. It seems they like fragrant foliage!
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Kayburton, interesting you say that as I think I saw some TV show on this instinctive nature to go for smell. (Or look)!
It was about birds nests - & many birds collect smelly foliage to keep the nest free from mites & the like. It was years ago & probably getting into day zone after a run of night shifts as used to pick out the most boring & unexciting to move the bed time earlier.
It was about birds nests - & many birds collect smelly foliage to keep the nest free from mites & the like. It was years ago & probably getting into day zone after a run of night shifts as used to pick out the most boring & unexciting to move the bed time earlier.
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We had sparrow terraces at our old house (3 wide boxes, each subdivided into 3 individual compartments) and when hubby cleaned them out each year, he often found sprigs of lavender and bay leaves in them. Ahhhh!
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Interesting about smells and birds. We have an unused bird box on a rather bare west facing fence which has never been used, perhaps because it,s too exposed although blue tits usually investigated it every year. I wonder if I put a few sprigs from our rosemary bush in it some bird might be tempted?
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Interesting about smells and birds. We have an unused bird box on a rather bare west facing fence which has never been used, perhaps because it,s too exposed although blue tits usually investigated it every year. I wonder if I put a few sprigs from our rosemary bush in it some bird might be tempted?
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Worth a try I would say Primrose & maybe some artificial cover in around for them sneak out for food for the hatchlings if it is a bit exposed. Or give them the full des res & plant some rosemary under the fence as well so they have some cover & tips to take you have a lovely row of colour on along the fence.
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We have a wooden windchime in the shape of a Dragon(Idris,of course!)hanging from the low roof overhang and for some reason this year's brood of Goldfinches have taken a shine to it.They play in,on and around in a game of chase before going onto the roof to forage for bugs and grubs in the moss on the tiles.Fascinating.
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snooky wrote:We have a wooden windchime in the shape of a Dragon(Idris,of course!)hanging from the low roof overhang and for some reason this year's brood of Goldfinches have taken a shine to it.They play in,on and around in a game of chase before going onto the roof to forage for bugs and grubs in the moss on the tiles.Fascinating.
It seems to be very nice!
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Primrose wrote:Ah pretty birds! Make it easy for them Snooky and cut a few snippets off the plants to save them work!
They love NIGER Seed. Suggest you put seed in a Niger seed container. Harder for the other birds to get too.
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Goldfinches are attracted to those tiny black nigella seeds if yiu have a bird feeder capable to containing them.
They can be a bit of a nuisance if they fall to the ground thiugh as they then germinate and start sprouting everywhere.
They can be a bit of a nuisance if they fall to the ground thiugh as they then germinate and start sprouting everywhere.
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Oh that's interesting. I'm looking to attract goldfinch to my backyard. Is that a new tip for me?