I have never seen as many goldfinches in my garden as I have this last week.Apart from this seven on the niger seed I had some on the sunflower hearts too.A lot of juveniles around and I saw one still fluttering its wings wanting to be fed by mum
How lovely, so many Goldfinches! Mine seem to have disappeared at the moment. I get an occasional two and with a juvenile who continues to beg for food from its parents.
The Goldfinches look so pretty clustered together like that Sheila, they have been very active in our garden too and eating us out of house and home! I'm no help on the bird below I'm afraid but I enjoyed seeing it :)
For all who have lost.
GODS LENT CHILD by Sue Coad
I'll lend you for a little while a child of mine God said,for you to love thee while he lives and mourn for when he's dead.It may be six or seven years of forty-two or three,but will you,till I call him back,take care of him for me?
He'll bring his charms to gladden you,and should his stay be brief,you'll always have his memories as solace in your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay,since all from earth return,but there are lessons taught below I want this child to learn.
I've looked the whole world over in my search for teachers true,and of all the folk that crowd life's lane I have chosen you.
Now will you give him all your love and not think the labour vain nor hate me when I come to take this lent child back again.
I fancy that I heard them say "Dear God Thy Will Be Done"For all the joys this child will bring,the risk of grief we'll run.
We will shelter him with tenderness,we'll love him while we may and for all the happiness we've known,we'll ever-grateful stay.
But should the Angels call him much sooner than we'd planned,we will brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand.
6 comments:
How lovely, so many Goldfinches! Mine seem to have disappeared at the moment. I get an occasional two and with a juvenile who continues to beg for food from its parents.
The Goldfinches look so pretty clustered together like that Sheila, they have been very active in our garden too and eating us out of house and home! I'm no help on the bird below I'm afraid but I enjoyed seeing it :)
great shots of the goldfinches sheila, not very often that you see so many on your feeders, no idea as to what the bird on your previous post is,
denis
They look like great entertainment. You have convinced me to by a new nyger feeder with more perches on it,
What a lovely goldfinch family you have done very well this summer,and now a linnet.
Take care both and best wishes.
olive
Nice to see a Charm of Goldfinches.
Great display of colour.
John.
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