Featherstone Quiltworks

Not really — I love Tuesdays as much as any other day of the week.  I’ve decided to pretty much just post bird pictures once a week, and (big surprise!) that day is Tuesday!  Fortunately we had a lot of action at the finch feeder this morning.  First Mr. Goldfinch came to dine:

I got a little too much glare from the blinds on the window, but I still love the color and beauty of these birds.  The feeder is getting a little low, so if they sit at a higher perch, they can’t reach the seeds as well.  Once in a while he would look down at the seed like he couldn’t figure out how to get at it.  I wanted to holler, move to a lower perch!

Mr. Goldfinch left, and then here comes Mrs. Goldfinch.  We had pulled up the blinds so we could get a better view of the birds right before she stopped by, which resulted in better pictures.

And I love it when I get “the look” — and didn’t her Mama tell her not to squawk with her mouth full?  Guess not. . .

And it must be Couples Day in our neighborhood.  Jim spotted a House Finch that bypassed the feeder and went up to sit on the garage gutter.  Doesn’t he look skinny?

Mrs. House Finch joined him, and she’s carrying some nesting material.  Glad they didn’t decided to make their home in the gutter!  That’s no place to raise children.

I thought both the House Finches looked a little raggedy, but then I remembered how exhausting it is to be looking for a place to build your home — and here she is carrying the building material around with her!  What a woman.

Also, check out the photo site on Flickr on our Photo Friday shots.  We’ve had some new pictures uploaded, and they are fantastic!

–Sue