Back to the birds! Not a chaffinch on my hand this week, but a goldfinch.
This little male goldfinch I rescued from a very naughty cat. He had got a paw to him, swatted him bringing the bird to the ground. I just ran at he cat(as you do) to scare him off. Again I had to pick this little bird up as gently as I could and coax him round. Eventually he had a bite to it and posed for this photo, before flying off with no lasting damage. You can see why I had to stop working at the bank, to be a photographer. To keep a watch on my clumsy garden birds.
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Great shot you have....
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wow..lovely shot.
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ReplyDeleteAnother in the never ending bird collection. Brilliant image and what a girl to save it.
ReplyDeleteI never see them here in Florida but miss them terribly- the yellow too
ReplyDeleteI hear the island is full of goldfinches now. In may day you were lucky if you saw one in year. Sweet photo.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story! I'm so happy you saved that sweet little bird!
ReplyDeleteYou dear saver of clumsy birds and menace to crafty cats. What a great shot of this little guy too.
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Another bird by a name I know but looking very different from ours. Interesting.
ReplyDeletewhat a cute bird .. babooshka.
ReplyDeleteOh! You are so lucky the goldfinch sat still. Good one for this week.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful and very lucky bird. Very kind of you to help him. Thanks for visiting my other blog.
ReplyDeleteOh that is so cute
ReplyDeleteWow ! what a beautiful picture ! and happy to read that you could rescue the little thing ! I am always very angry when my cats catch a bird, fortunately it happens very seldom, nature is nature (sigh*)
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome photo of a gorgeous bird! He might be clumsy, but he sure is pretty!
ReplyDeleteAww cute. Birds are getting rare in the garden even though it's like a bit of a jungle (in a good way, of course!)
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That's the 3rd rescue story I've read in 5 minutes. You Camera Critter folks are awesome! Great shot and great story, Babooshka!
ReplyDeletewhat a close call for this little guy! I'm glad you saved him.
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Very nice photo, this bird is really sweet
ReplyDeletePrecious photo. And precious story to go with it.
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Thats a great picture and story. I cats are always chasing the birds.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful a picture of your bird
ReplyDeleteNice of him to pose for you - nice capture.
ReplyDeleteGreat catch and a great story!
ReplyDeleteI love how you rescued this little guy and got a good photo of him. I'd quit a bank job for yours anyday! Great post!
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What a beautiful goldfinch! I'm learning about all kinds of amazingly gorgeous birds this week.
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling bird... and a fabulous shot!
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What a pretty bird!
ReplyDeletegreat rescue work! I'm sure the birds appreciate you :)
ReplyDeletethat is a stunning shot.
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what a wonderful close-up of the bird. Glad you were able to sve him from being a meal to a cat. hehehe
ReplyDeleteShifting from one profession to another & do what you really love to do is inspirational. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is such a lovely bird.
Great thing you were able to rescue him from that cat. :p
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il est tout mignon, on a envie de le protéger. belle photo
ReplyDeleteit is cute, we want to protect. beautiful photo
Birds always give good pictures.
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What a lovely photo. I'm still amazed at the number of goldfinches we get on our feeders - in a town garden!
ReplyDeletethat's very lovely bird ..the color of the bird is very lovely :)
ReplyDeleteWow, a seagull! We had a small bat fly into our apartment once. We're on the 7th floor, and I guess he was flying high and was attracted to something. Kind of scary, since I was afraid he'd find a hiding place somewhere and lurk.... Poor seagull. He must have been really scared, which is why he probably left you such a large gift....
ReplyDeleteWow! so Cute!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely different from the Goldfinches I'm used to, but just as beautiful. I'm waiting for the return of Lesser and American Goldfinches to return to my feeders.
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