Recall how lovely the golden sunflowers were..........welcoming me back from Africa last month? These tall plants grew from seed dropped from the feeder and now their huge seed filled flower heads are a veritable feast for our omnipresent squirrels.
They pick the strongest stemmed plants and then perform circus acts to climb, hang upside down by their hind legs......................
..............and even seat themelves comfortably on a big flower and quietly much away on the fresh black seeds for up to ten minutes at a time.
When the squirrels take a break, in fly this pair of goldfinches, arguing over who gets to nibble next...........
..........looks like the female won that one!
Images (except the first one taken in June) from my window yesterday........slightly blurred but you get the picture. This ongoing oppressive Summer heat means blooms are almost over.
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