Goldfinches on pigeon-proof bird feeder
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The photograph on this page of Goldfinches on pigeon-proof bird feeder by David Hawgood as part of the Geograph project.
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Goldfinches on pigeon-proof bird feeder
Image: © David Hawgood Taken: 28 Mar 2018
The feeder contains sunflower hearts. An adjacent feeder has peanuts which are eaten slowly by blue tits. The sunflower hearts attract goldfinches as well and the feeder has to be refilled after a couple of days. A recent RSPB survey of garden birds had an increase in sightings of goldfinches,
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Image Location
Latitude
51.520602
Longitude
-0.267203