American Goldfinch
Jul 18, 2022 19:45:02 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Again, at Sandy Hook with the purple thistle. It sat right next to an old gun Terrett foundation up in the paved North Beach parking lot of the Fort Hancock section. The stem of the plant has nasty spines & a couple of days later the NP maintenance crew wacked them down while cutting the grass there. They lay there on the ground with some life left in them, so some birders took them home to try & replant. Enjoy.
Jul 18, 2022 19:48:00 #
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Jul 19, 2022 06:02:49 #
tcthome wrote:
Again, at Sandy Hook with the purple thistle. It sat right next to an old gun Terrett foundation up in the paved North Beach parking lot of the Fort Hancock section. The stem of the plant has nasty spines & a couple of days later the NP maintenance crew wacked them down while cutting the grass there. They lay there on the ground with some life left in them, so some birders took them home to try & replant. Enjoy.
Fantastic set!!
Damned Thistles! a constant battle to keep them from taking over a small field, the smallest spines will pierce heavy welding gloves!!
Jul 19, 2022 08:37:50 #
Jul 19, 2022 08:51:19 #
tcthome wrote:
Again, at Sandy Hook with the purple thistle. It sat right next to an old gun Terrett foundation up in the paved North Beach parking lot of the Fort Hancock section. The stem of the plant has nasty spines & a couple of days later the NP maintenance crew wacked them down while cutting the grass there. They lay there on the ground with some life left in them, so some birders took them home to try & replant. Enjoy.
Love these, Tom! A goldfinch couple has been eating the petals of my orange zinnias that are in a big pot on the deck.
Jul 19, 2022 10:48:45 #
Nice shots. When I lived in Northern Illinois I saw many goldfinches but rarely see one in the Southern part of the state.
Jul 19, 2022 14:37:02 #
Tom70
Loc: NY
great set, funny don't remember anything so nice when I was last at Ft Hancock (1965-1966) the only birds I aw then were seaguls and did not see any flowers when cutting grass aroung the barracks.
your last set from Sandy Hook were also great, might have to take a trip down to see if I cab fing what you have.
Thanks for posting
your last set from Sandy Hook were also great, might have to take a trip down to see if I cab fing what you have.
Thanks for posting
Jul 19, 2022 16:39:35 #
tcthome wrote:
Again, at Sandy Hook with the purple thistle. It sat right next to an old gun Terrett foundation up in the paved North Beach parking lot of the Fort Hancock section. The stem of the plant has nasty spines & a couple of days later the NP maintenance crew wacked them down while cutting the grass there. They lay there on the ground with some life left in them, so some birders took them home to try & replant. Enjoy.
Eye-catchingly beautiful 🖤💛🖤💛🖤
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