Sunflowers and Goldfinches

The perfect combination. Sunflowers (Helianthus) and Goldfinches (Spinus tristis).

Goldfinches eat mostly seeds. Little seeds. Though Sunflower seeds are a bit larger than they often eat, they love to come to my Sunflowers as they droop, seeds maturing.

They do eat other seeds, primarily in the composite family, and also seeds of weed and grasses, and the small seeds of Alder, Birch, and Elm trees.

But here in my garden, both bringing bright, sunshine yellow, representing pure happiness. Most welcome.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

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