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)
Miles Hearn