Greenfinch watching over its nest from above, St Albans, April 2021
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 17 April 2021
Posted as part of Six Word Saturday
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Travel with Intent 
A lovely visitor! And a great shot too!
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A stunning photo, Debbie! Lord and master over the garden, and ferocious protector.
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Yes, it’s great seeing him keep watch over mum and the nest
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Such a pretty finch! Here’s mine for this week. https://www.irenetron.net/thorns-wispiness-and-things-in-between/
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Beautiful shot! https://fakeflamenco.com/2021/04/17/1-bright-squirrels-hiding-place/
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I’d welcome a bird like that to my garden but alas, fat pigeons have chased away all my song-birds and eaten all the seeds and fats left out for the smaller birds. I had a couple of wonderful blackbirds coming to serenade me every morning on my balcony but now when I pull my curtains I’m Greeted by the beady eye of a pigeon surfeited on other birds’ food. From today, I stop leaving it out.
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Same problem here. I got a bird table with a low roof but the pigeons still managed to get in. No I’ve added more pieces of wood to narrow the openings and the pigeons are blocked :). But the squirrels still get in!
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Oh what a welcome visitor. So beautiful 😀
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I love finches of all types!
Here’s my 6WS: https://outofmywritemind.com/2021/04/17/the-daffodils-were-super-this-year/
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Lovely capture.
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Yours a bit prettier than mine…https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2021/04/17/and-the-wrinkled-rhubarbs-finally-arrived/
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I love goldfinch and used to see lots of them in the park in Illinois. It’s hard to get close to them when they’re actually sitting so good job and excellent photo.
janet
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No greenfinches here in Cornwall that I have seen. Sad to read about the disease and their decline.
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Beside nest watching, this fella is also enjoying the scenery I’m sure 🙂
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😀I think he is. He’s also been getting a fair ride as the wind blows the branches around
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Isn’t that wonderful to have a new bird come into your garden Debbie 🙂 🙂
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In fact, there’s a female too. They fly around together 🙂
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Even better Hope they nest nearby 🙂
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cute picture…sàn gỗ
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Ah, what a lovely sight in your garden, and great capture! I’m in the natural world too: https://suejudd.com/2021/04/17/spring-is-pink-blossom-and-daffodils/
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Pretty bird – and less than half the size of mine, today: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2021/04/17/what-do-you-mean-puff-daddy/
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He’s a pretty one! Beautifully caught on camera 🙂 🙂
I’m still dwelling in the past! https://restlessjo.me/2021/04/17/six-word-saturday-402/
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Well spotted: He’s posing nicely. I’m doing the natural world too – the tamed variety: https://margaret21.com/2021/04/17/bright-and-beautiful-new-born-lambs/
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A great close up – here’s mine!
https://travelswithali.com/2021/04/17/pull-up-a-bright-blue-seat/
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One of the European finches that’s not as common as it was. Another simple one from me this week:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2021/04/17/moss-and-lichen-on-tree-bark/
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I e never seen one in my garden before. There’s a pair of them nesting in a bush 🙂 the female is harder to catch
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I seem to think that there’s a disease that’s dramatically reduced the population although I can’t remember the details.
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I’ve looked it up now. You’re right: “Greenfinch populations declined during the late 1970s and early 1980s, but increased dramatically during the 1990s. A recent decline in numbers has been linked to an outbreak of trichomonosis, a parasite-induced disease which prevents the birds from feeding properly.”
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Yes. I seem to think that trichomonosis started hitting the population mid 2000s. I was living in Canada by then but heard reports from friends and family about the population decline. They were a common bird in Cheshire in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Fantastic capture, Debbie 😃 Here’s mine: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2021/04/17/reflections-revealed-as-the-mist-dissipates/
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We have a lot of green finches visiting our garden during the winter. Now they moved on to the forrest.
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Gorgeous little birds… we don’t seem to get any of them here in Cheshire, Debbie, although I suppose they could keep themselves well hidden.
My post this week is looking at things perhaps a little more darker…
https://wp.me/pVkLb-5mj
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RSPB say they are common in our gardens all over the country. And they gather in herds in parks and the like in winter to hunt for food. But this is the first time I e seen any around here. I reckon they hide well!
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I shall keep my eyes peeled from now on! 🙂
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