if you leave your dried seed heads up in fall/winter , you’ll likely continue to see them. American Goldfinches are exclusively seed eaters.
GenesisNemesis17
Love it. Also, fellow EV enthusiast gardener here.
namused1
If you plant it… they will come… and yank all the petals off the flowers to get to the seeds easier lol. Silly creatures are the cause of all of my bald zinnias, tithonia, and coneflowers. But they’re having fun and they’re so pretty.
soimalittlecrazy
I have a small smattering of goldfinches that love my sunflowers. I get a fair amount of joy seeing their little butts up in the air while they snack.
It’s also their mating season, and I think their mating song is so pretty.
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if you leave your dried seed heads up in fall/winter , you’ll likely continue to see them. American Goldfinches are exclusively seed eaters.
Love it. Also, fellow EV enthusiast gardener here.
If you plant it… they will come… and yank all the petals off the flowers to get to the seeds easier lol. Silly creatures are the cause of all of my bald zinnias, tithonia, and coneflowers. But they’re having fun and they’re so pretty.
I have a small smattering of goldfinches that love my sunflowers. I get a fair amount of joy seeing their little butts up in the air while they snack.
It’s also their mating season, and I think their mating song is so pretty.
https://preview.redd.it/9qr8v34xbzjf1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce60e6471f6b7edf777cd1cd56c0537a366207d2
Had this one a couple weeks back going crazy over my sunflowers!
so will i 😏
I’ve been seeing goldfinches since I planted purple coneflower and black-eyed susans. They’re so pretty!