It has been a cold and very dry January. Open water has been a scarce resource for the songbirds that we feed. The heated bird bath failed. I bought and put out a new one, and the American Goldfinches found it within fifteen minutes.
Found it.
Tag: Spinus pinus
Peaceably
An American Goldfinch and a Pine Siskin peaceably share drinking from the bird bath.
Flits.
A Pine Siskin flits away from the heated bird bath/watering trough.
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A gaggle of goldfinches . . .
. . . and a Pine Siskin.
Pauses
A Pine Siskin pauses while drinking from a dish.
Bird bath
Despite a day of freezing rain, sleet, and rain, four bathing Pine Siskins are joined by an American Goldfinch.
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