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August 17, 2008
Backyard birding will bring nature to your home and give you many hours of enjoyment and pleasure. Birdfeeders and birdbaths attract birds from all over and are very fun to watch.
When it comes to feeding backyard birds, Goldfinches as well as other finches are crazy about thistle (nyjer) seed so hang a tube bird feeder designed for nyjer seed just outside your kitchen, den or bedroom window and enjoy the fun of watching them flock to the feeders. The tube bird feeders can be placed around the yard–just make sure there are plenty of perches for the birds to sit on while they are busy eating and playing with one another.
It is fun to watch the birds molt and change colors in the spring time when they take on their remarkable colors. Then they do their mating rituals to attract partners to start their families.
This is not the end of the pleasure. It is a joy to watch mom and dad take care of the little nestlings and how those babies are demanding of the parents. They squawk, flutter their wings and the mouth is wide open as they beg. Those little ones are going to take their handouts as long as possible and sometimes the babies look larger than mom when she is still feeding them. They’ll take it as long as they can get it!
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