tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post3453771989958438762..comments2024-03-28T08:41:18.374+00:00Comments on Corners of my Mind: Monday MusingsRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-76193249925440611632014-06-09T19:57:21.638+01:002014-06-09T19:57:21.638+01:00After seeing then regularly over a week they have ...After seeing then regularly over a week they have now disappeared again:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-66887221744880745932014-06-07T11:44:55.709+01:002014-06-07T11:44:55.709+01:00They are so striking with their bright colourings....They are so striking with their bright colourings. We see them occasionally in the garden - not often enough.MxMaryPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454323596649007065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-43168823595922845882014-06-05T09:01:07.336+01:002014-06-05T09:01:07.336+01:00Well, we are assuming there are nests - let's ...Well, we are assuming there are nests - let's hope so anyway. They are cute aren't they?:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-68062613797160621982014-06-04T22:14:03.645+01:002014-06-04T22:14:03.645+01:00You are lucky to have those cuties in the garden, ...You are lucky to have those cuties in the garden, and nests too! xRustic Vintage Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707515487917612909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-81817731664814679812014-06-04T09:10:50.338+01:002014-06-04T09:10:50.338+01:00We had a pair of chaffinches visiting earlier in t...We had a pair of chaffinches visiting earlier in the year and we see goldfinches quite often but it was a surprise to see the bullfinches:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-87672453788500864642014-06-04T09:09:20.605+01:002014-06-04T09:09:20.605+01:00Thanks, Patricia - they are very pretty and stand ...Thanks, Patricia - they are very pretty and stand out amongst all the sparrows that visit our feeders:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-49142220924939996292014-06-04T09:08:11.550+01:002014-06-04T09:08:11.550+01:00Me too John, we have great fun watching all our ga...Me too John, we have great fun watching all our garden visitors no matter how their names are spelt or is that spelled - Oh dear!:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-28931925061797131892014-06-04T09:06:14.481+01:002014-06-04T09:06:14.481+01:00There is an area of trees at the back of the house...There is an area of trees at the back of the house which belongs to the school and it is full of trees and bushes - I expect they are there:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-64044923116307417042014-06-04T09:03:56.896+01:002014-06-04T09:03:56.896+01:00I've seen more people reporting seeing bullfin...I've seen more people reporting seeing bullfinches so lets hope that it does mean they are doing well all over the country:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-81715967501226955942014-06-04T09:03:08.232+01:002014-06-04T09:03:08.232+01:00Aren't they?:)Aren't they?:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-38949109115761346562014-06-04T09:02:53.617+01:002014-06-04T09:02:53.617+01:00I'm always surprised by the variety of birds w...I'm always surprised by the variety of birds we see here as we are in the city - just - but we have so many green areas nearby and many country birds have adapted and moved into more urban areas - we still have goldfinches and greenfinches visit too but the bullfinches were a nice surprise:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-43333396320453288902014-06-04T09:00:57.131+01:002014-06-04T09:00:57.131+01:00Yes, you can't miss their dark pink breasts wh...Yes, you can't miss their dark pink breasts when you spot them - much brighter than chaffinches and bolder than robins. Ha - our cats sit in the window and 'chatter' at birds too:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-13310133749150002792014-06-04T08:59:31.549+01:002014-06-04T08:59:31.549+01:00It was lovely to see the two together one is sligh...It was lovely to see the two together one is slightly smaller than the other so we can tell which is which when they visit on their own:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-84742206425848395672014-06-03T17:35:10.137+01:002014-06-03T17:35:10.137+01:00Oh lucky you. We haven't seen one for years. T...Oh lucky you. We haven't seen one for years. They are so pretty. Lovely photos xPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116574112768767203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-85337401686605452282014-06-03T10:48:26.496+01:002014-06-03T10:48:26.496+01:00What lovely photos! I rarely see bullfinches, alt...What lovely photos! I rarely see bullfinches, although we seem to have quite a contingent of chaffinches in our neighbourhood. How lucky you are to have two nests nearby. MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-50918692709429079492014-06-03T07:03:55.442+01:002014-06-03T07:03:55.442+01:00Whether to add an S to form the plural of bird nam...Whether to add an S to form the plural of bird names is a vexing question and one that puts lots of birders in a spin. Me? I just enjoy watching them.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-37502342067291425002014-06-02T22:30:32.376+01:002014-06-02T22:30:32.376+01:00How lovely it would be if you do have two nests, l...How lovely it would be if you do have two nests, lots of little fledgling finches! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-35252796273023914712014-06-02T21:53:01.976+01:002014-06-02T21:53:01.976+01:00I've seen them this year for the first time......I've seen them this year for the first time... I hope it all means they are doing well. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-43203319875148719742014-06-02T19:45:01.196+01:002014-06-02T19:45:01.196+01:00Lovely!!!Lovely!!!Lola Romerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120138689499421970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-11703702194268524492014-06-02T17:43:35.831+01:002014-06-02T17:43:35.831+01:00I hope you have two nearby nests. I only see bullf...I hope you have two nearby nests. I only see bullfinches in spring, last year we had several pairs of them, I think it was 4 males and 4 females, eating the buds on the cherry tree, and a little later in the year we found a fledgling baby bullfinch. I've not seen any this year so far, but then I haven't been spending as much time watching the garden as I did last year! Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-75167671789949939232014-06-02T17:28:02.571+01:002014-06-02T17:28:02.571+01:00What a lovely sight! I don't think I have eve...What a lovely sight! I don't think I have ever seen bullfinches in my garden - they look quite exotic don't they? I was very happy to see a twittering of wrens in my garden the other day though as Gizmo looked longingly at them chattering his teeth! xSimonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-50050621506370646232014-06-02T16:38:09.195+01:002014-06-02T16:38:09.195+01:00We have a male and female bullfinch visiting our n...We have a male and female bullfinch visiting our niger feeder three or four times a day.I would love to think they are nesting nearby.To have two come and be side by side feeding is amazing.busybusybeejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570020362062932692noreply@blogger.com