Saturday 9 March 2013

New feeders for the garden.............................................. and instant success

I bought a metal perched feeder a couple of weeks ago in an attempt to thwart the squirrels.
It was a small one but it seems to be surviving OK.
My garden feeders are all different and a bit of a mish mash of colours and designs.

While I was out buying bird food yesterday I decided to get more of the metal feeders to give the garden some uniformity and do bit of spring cleaning.

Robin took to the shiny silver feeders straight away.

My first Goldfinch in the garden this year was soon followed by more.

 It was raining and I had a flurry of snow this morning so not too many images to share.

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

I also saw a Greenfinch again the first of the year... so it's a big thumbs up from the birds.

I have filled the feeders half and half with Sunflower Hearts and Black Sunflower seeds (the husks still on).
It will be fun to watch which birds prefer which seeds.

 Robin appears to be a bit choosier than most... "get in there son!"

I have kept the log feeder though... it's still a big favourite.

Linking to Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday

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33 comments:

  1. MadSnapper10 March 2013 at 13:41

    the colors on the goldfinch are fantastic and the robin with the head in the hole made me laugh.

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  2. Cezar and Léia10 March 2013 at 14:00

    Adorable and lucky little birds! :)
    Your pictures are fabulous, thanks for sharing!
    Léia

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  3. Unknown10 March 2013 at 15:40

    Great selection of backyard birds. How are the knees? Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  4. Unknown10 March 2013 at 18:55

    Beautiful series of shots.

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  5. Anni 10 March 2013 at 19:51

    I love the one photo of the robin with nearly its entire 'head' in the new feeder. And the goldfinch colors are marvelous.

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  6. Art10 March 2013 at 20:34

    Beautiful pictures, well done!

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  7. Bob Bushell10 March 2013 at 21:16

    Brilliant images, good luck with the feeders.

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  8. Michelle11 March 2013 at 00:35

    That Goldfinch is a beauty!

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  9. Charleston plumbers11 March 2013 at 01:25

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  10. Gary Jones11 March 2013 at 14:27

    Great to see you are getting Goldfinchs, beautiful birds to see in the garden.

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  11. Unknown11 March 2013 at 16:30

    Lovely! The photo of the Robin with its head inside the feeder is so cute. :-)

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  12. mick11 March 2013 at 20:32

    Great photos and a nice variety of birds at your feeders.

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  13. islandwonder11 March 2013 at 20:41

    Great log feeder. That is neat.

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  14. Anna11 March 2013 at 20:57

    Great series, Andrew!
    I love the pictures of the Goldfinch so much...
    Warm greetings from Holland,
    Anna :))

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  15. Sylvia K11 March 2013 at 21:35

    Such beautiful and colorful birds and such great captures for the day!! Hope you have a good week!

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  16. Arija12 March 2013 at 07:22

    Delightful to see your little birds at both feeders.

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  17. Kenneth Cole Schneider12 March 2013 at 11:31

    Glad your birds were so quick to accept the new feeders. Love the goldfinches!

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  18. HansHB12 March 2013 at 15:45

    Lovely photos from the birdfeeder!

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  19. Vores have12 March 2013 at 15:56

    Great image series showing mednogle beautiful birds. Thanks for the comment on my blog :) Hanne Bente

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  20. Phil Slade12 March 2013 at 16:04

    Sunflower hearts and seeds will certainly spoil those birds Andrew but with those fine photos it's definitely worth it.

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  21. Carletta12 March 2013 at 17:01

    I use those kind of feeders for my goldfinch. They cover them when they are here.
    Beautiful shots Andrew but I really like your last shot with the robin on your log feeder. It presents your birds in a more natural setting that I really like. Love that last shot!
    Hope you are recovering well from your knee operation.

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  22. Anonymous12 March 2013 at 18:17

    Nice to your goldfinches, they did not visited here this winter.
    And robins of course will come after two months here - too long time :)
    So very beautiful photos.

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  23. grammie g12 March 2013 at 20:31

    Hi Andrew...Spiffy new feeders..you have!! I have been looking at some of mine that are starting to look a little sad!! : )
    Love that Robin with his head in the hole ..so cute..I guess we know his preferences!!
    Gracexx
    Hope the knee's are healing nicely!!

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  24. Findlay Wilde12 March 2013 at 20:52

    Don't you think the Goldfinches are messy eaters, but at least it gives the Chaffinches something to munch on. From Findlay

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  25. eileeninmd12 March 2013 at 21:43

    Love the pretty Goldfinch and the robin. Nice selection of new feeders. Have a great week!

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  26. Wally Jones12 March 2013 at 21:47

    It looks as though the new feeders are working well!
    Very nice photographs of your colorful birds!

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  27. Sallie (FullTime-Life)12 March 2013 at 22:40

    I'm so envious of your goldfinch. I used to think ours were beautiful (and they are), but just not quite so...

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  28. Karen13 March 2013 at 00:12

    That was a good investment! Lovely birds.

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  29. Maya13 March 2013 at 03:58

    I LOVE the one of him sticking his head in! And the log feeder is super cool :)

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  30. i stora drag13 March 2013 at 11:12

    Lovely photos with you new feeders and birds! I've never seen a goldfinch, but I would sure do!
    Greetings Pia in Sweden

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  31. Kateri13 March 2013 at 18:59

    Your robin is very different from the robins I am familar with. Very pretty bird!

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  32. Anonymous13 March 2013 at 19:51

    Lovely birds at your feeder! The log feeder is a favorite here too.

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  33. Mary Howell Cromer13 March 2013 at 23:11

    I commend you on caring enough for all of the birds to ensure that they have proper working feeders and a good supply of seed. Your log feeder is still quite the coolest thing to me, I have to remember to show my husby;')~

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