Whilst easing the doors of the greenhouse earlier and removing the debris which had almost jammed the door shut the fabulous colours on the leaves of the pear tree nearby caught the eye.
Before starting work on the greenhouse the net was set at the bird feeding station as a lot of Goldfinches could be heard in the tree tops. Four birds were caught straight away.
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| Juvenile Goldfinch - red head feathers just appearing |
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| Adult female Goldfinch - red feathers stop short of the back of the eye |
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| Adult male goldfinch - red feathers stretch beyond the back of the eye |
The bill of the Goldfinch is a wonderful piece of engineering. The bird can extract thistle and teasel seeds with this. As can be seen the tip is very fine with a very delicate point to it. Some of these birds could well be moving to France for the winter. We shall have to wait and see if anybody in France finds one of our 'Holy Trinity' birds
At the back wall there were a few fruits on the passion flower. The plant responded well to a severe haircut back in the spring.
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| The Passion Flower |
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| Passion Flower fruit |
Finishing on a possible high note. Underneath the Passion Flower a small delicate antler like fungus was spotted. This is one of the
Ramaria type. An evening with the field guide later is needed to sort this one out and identify the species. Some of these are rather rare!
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| The Ramaria fungus |
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