Argumentative Goldie's

[Gaza]

I waste hours' Watching Goldfinches feeding and arguing
For ages, i have had two niger feeders in my garden
They are just cheepy 4 port feeders, but they were sufficient

Lately we have had numbers of up to sixteen turn up at once to feed
They argue and fight each other to get to the feeder

So i thought, Time to purchase a good quality eight port feeder to give them more opportunity

Bought one. Filled it. Hung it with the others.
Day one, No Goldie's showed up. Expected that, being a new feeder.
Day two. Six turn up, and argued and fought as to where they were going to sit and feed
I watched in amusement, thinking, " Crikey, sixteen ports, Six birds, and your still not happy".

Today sixteen turn up. Chuffed. all ports occupied. But still the arguing and fighting each other continues.

Yep. I waste hours watching them. They are so entertaining

[badgerwatcher]

They are double hard little birds. I have dozens too, and it makes me laugh the way they hang on to the feeders in the strongest wind and rain, when the feeders are diagonal. They're so cute.

[tameblackbirds]

ahhhh sounds like shear pleasure to me I am so missing watching the birds I sit in the window eating breakfast at around 8 ish but hardly seeing anything food all gone when i get home and birds all disappeared as it is dark

[Gaza]

Originally Posted by badgerwatcher

They are double hard little birds. I have dozens too, and it makes me laugh the way they hang on to the feeders in the strongest wind and rain, when the feeders are diagonal. They're so cute.

Yes, i agree. Gales mean nothing to them. They want their niger, and they're going to have it what ever

[Gaza]

Originally Posted by tameblackbirds

ahhhh sounds like shear pleasure to me I am so missing watching the birds I sit in the window eating breakfast at around 8 ish but hardly seeing anything food all gone when i get home and birds all disappeared as it is dark

It is a pleasure
Like yourself, it's always dark, when i go to work and dark when i get home.
But this week ( self employed ) my job has only been around the corner, so i have been popping back home for coffee.


Usually i only get to see them on weekends

[tameblackbirds]

Originally Posted by Gaza

It is a pleasure
Like yourself, it's always dark, when i go to work and dark when i get home.
But this week ( self employed ) my job has only been around the corner, so i have been popping back home for coffee.


Usually i only get to see them on weekends

what a good week here's to working closer to home

[Bouncytigger]

Originally Posted by Gaza

I waste hours' Watching Goldfinches feeding and arguing
For ages, i have had two niger feeders in my garden
They are just cheepy 4 port feeders, but they were sufficient

Lately we have had numbers of up to sixteen turn up at once to feed
They argue and fight each other to get to the feeder

So i thought, Time to purchase a good quality eight port feeder to give them more opportunity

Bought one. Filled it. Hung it with the others.
Day one, No Goldie's showed up. Expected that, being a new feeder.
Day two. Six turn up, and argued and fought as to where they were going to sit and feed
I watched in amusement, thinking, " Crikey, sixteen ports, Six birds, and your still not happy".

Today sixteen turn up. Chuffed. all ports occupied. But still the arguing and fighting each other continues.

Yep. I waste hours watching them. They are so entertaining

Sounds familiar!!!

[Jim Ford]

Greenfinches are worse - they seem to spend most of the time on feeders squawking and threatening each other with open beaks!

Jim