The Progeny
Iowa State Bird
Look...the goldfinch is getting back *his yellow feathers :-)
Yellow is Carolyn's favorite color and speaking of which, we finally got a decent recording last night of her latest strange heart rhythm. Took a lot of doing (as in 5 or 6 tries and new batteries) but we finally caught it. Kendra came over and got me just after we turned off the light. Carolyn stayed in bed since walking around sometimes changes the rhythm.
The regular doctor and nurse are out on clinics today so we won't find anything out until tomorrow.
In the meantime we'll watch for birds on the feeder which has managed to stay up in all this wind rain.
*it has come to my attention that this may indeed be a "she," and not a "he."
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Yellow is Carolyn's favorite color and speaking of which, we finally got a decent recording last night of her latest strange heart rhythm. Took a lot of doing (as in 5 or 6 tries and new batteries) but we finally caught it. Kendra came over and got me just after we turned off the light. Carolyn stayed in bed since walking around sometimes changes the rhythm.
The regular doctor and nurse are out on clinics today so we won't find anything out until tomorrow.
In the meantime we'll watch for birds on the feeder which has managed to stay up in all this wind rain.
*it has come to my attention that this may indeed be a "she," and not a "he."
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posted by Ma Hoyt | 2:20 PM
3 Comments:
You get the best shots! I saw a yellow bird on my walk today. I think it was bigger than a finch, though. I was thinking Baltimore Oriole, but don't know if they inhabit this region.
the other Nancy
Nancy is right--you do get great shots. However, your finch is most likely a she, not a he. The male goldfinches are sporting their full yellow regalia. The females, like many in nature, tend to wear more muted colors all year around.
The finches would probably appreciate it if you put thistle seed in your feeders. It's one of their favorites. The thistles that grow naturally and produce the nice fluffy seed heads in late summer also furnish them with nice soft nesting materials.
Ah, glad for the info.
Unfortunately, the thistle feeder (which has rather small holes) is the one that got crunched when the feeder fell over this last time.
I'll have to pick up another.
Oh dear, I just remembered that I sent that picture into the local weather guy...and now I've inadvertently spread misinformation!
I'll have to hope he doesn't post it, or at least doesn't pass on the inaccurate info.
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