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Goldfinch - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Tinkling in the trees

There’s a tinkling I recognise in the trees. I see it as it flies down to a barbed wire fence. It’s a …

Goldfinch - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Goldfinch

There’s a beautiful high-pitched tinkling from the branch above me. It’s a glorious Goldfinch, one of my favourite birds. I could listen …

Nativity - Piero della Francesca

Nativity

While in London, the Puffin Whisperer and I took the opportunity to visit the National Gallery to see Piero della Francesca’s painting …

Goldfinch - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Goldfinches

We have Goldfinch visitors to the reflection pool, here in Slovenia. They are alert to any danger and approach cautiously. Drinking makes …

Antonella Papa - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Grotesque

It was my birthday this week and unusually I’ve been able to see my birthday present being made in front of me. …

Twite - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Prickly problem

We’re sitting in a thistle patch in Orkney. Luckily they are relatively sparse. We have company: There’s a juvenile Goldfinch exploring the …

Goldfinch - Boys Hall Moat - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

A new Goldfinch generation

There’s an adult Goldfinch twittering and chattering loudly from the top of one of the Oak trees at Boys Hall Moat. The …

Goldfinch - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Goldfinches building a nest

There’s a lot of twittering and chattering in the trees in the back garden. It’s a pair of Goldfinches who are busy …