Bringing a splash of colour to the garden..................................... Goldfinches

I've had some lovely visitors to my garden this morning... a small flock or "charm" of Goldfinches.

A "charm of goldfinches"  has to be one the best collective nouns of any group of birds.
Click here to see more Collective Nouns "a murder of crows" is another favourite of mine.

Flighty little birds any attempt to open the doors for a clear shot and they would have been off.
I had to make do through the window.

They were gone within a few minutes anyway... then this one turned up on it's own.

A quick look around to see what was on offer... there's quite a bit to choose from in my garden.

It chose one of he mixed seed feeders... I've added plenty of sunflowers in the mix too.
Lovely birds bringing a splash of colour to a dull wet October morning.

By the way the squirrels also love eating sunflower hearts... and have not been put off by the rain.
I've been banging on the windows all day... not a good thing to do when you want to see birds.

Many thanks for all the lovely get well soon messages yesterday... you are all so kind.