by Monika » Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:40 pm
We get a greater spotted woodpecker but he is a very quick visitor and doesn't hang around.
He flies in, grabs a peanut from the feeder then he flies off to a tall tree next door, puts the nut in a small hole in the bark and pecks at it that way. As you say, Mazzy, beautiful bird.
Talking of which, if you'd like to attract goldfinches, get yourself some niger seed and a niger feeder. I did, about 5 years ago and although it took them around 5-6 months before they noticed the feeder, once they started to come, we have had as many as 18 sometimes.
Late last year, they diminished owing to a disease the finches had, but they are coming back now, I'm pleased to say.
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