Linties
A pair of Linnets is a constant joy. Especially when the male is singing from a perch in my garden.
The female is nearby. I suspect another batch of eggs in their very near future:
Which will make me very happy indeed.
More Linnets
Industrious Linnets I love to see Linnets, with their bouncing flight, and constant twittering. They are nesting in my garden again. read more
A dull day enlivened with a sprinkle of Linnets It's a dull day in Somerset but it's enlivened by the sound of Linnets in the air. There's a mobile… read more
Perching Linnet I loved seeing this male Linnet perching on the wind-burnt twigs in the garden of Einar this summer. He's a… read more
Lovely Linnets in the garden Each year at Einar, the Linnets build their nests and raise their chicks. It takes two weeks from laying to… read more
Linnet There's a small flock of Linnets on Yarner Heath. I hide in a gorse bush and wait for them. And… read more
Linnet at West Kirbest A trip to West Kirbest results in a beautiful view of this male Linnet in full breeding plumage: It's a… read more
Prickly problem We're sitting in a thistle patch in Orkney. Luckily they are relatively sparse. We have company: There's a juvenile Goldfinch… read more
Flutters a thing of light It's a wonderful evening, with soft evening light, on Trendlebere Down on Dartmoor. There's the familiar sound of twittering as… read more