American Goldfinches are with us all year round although the males are gold and black only in the warmer months.

I have often read that they are late nesters – August and September – who prefer to wait for thistledown in nest construction.

So it was that I was surprised to find a chick today at the upper Scarborough Bluffs:

The dad was sitting nearby:

Dad proceeded to lovingly feed the chick:

Other birds:

Today’s groups:

10 am:

1 pm:

MAILBOX

Heather Pantrey sent me some fine photos from a recent trip to Pelee.

You can see all of the photos here:

Pelican and Other Birds at Pelee: Heather Pantrey | Miles Hearn

NATURE POETRY

Oh! fragrant is the breath of May
In tranquil garden closes.              – William Hamilton Hayne (1856–1929)

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