Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Little Puff Ball

This little puff ball finch was the only one of his flock not to fly away when I came outside with a camera. This one is a brave one...I bet he can teach those Tufted Titmouses a thing or two!


14 comments:

Eve said...

Finding a new species is so much fun Shelley!!!!
;-0

The Birdlady said...

He's a little cutie!

Jayne said...

So sweet, all puffed out in the cold. :c)

Leedra said...

Wishful thinking!!! LOL - if he does send him my way to teach ALL my scared birds.

Anonymous said...

What a cutie! I get some real laughts every winter, getting all excited that I have something new in the tree, and when I grab the bins for a better look, its'just a sparrow or some other regular, only all fluffed and puffed against the cold, and looking twic e the size.

NCmountainwoman said...

Oh, he looks so cold! Glad you are there for him.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Shelly: What a neat shot of the bird.

MuseSwings said...

He's gotten his feathers arranged just so, and if he flies he will just have to redo them.

Shelley said...

Eve - the goldfinches are always one of my faves!

Birdlady - his friends were too!

Jayne - I love how they puff up!

Leedra - I'll be sure to send him over - lol!

deborah - you are so right - the birds do look so different when they puff themselves up!

NC - they will be well fed by me this winter! :-)

Fishing guy - thank you!

Muse - he does have that fastidious look to him....

Tina said...

He's not only brave and handsome, he's also the smart one..he managed to get his picture taken and is now a hit in the world of bird blogs!

Anonymous said...

This is such a cute little bird - nice capture!

P.S. you also have such a lovely blog, great layout and very original!

Nick S said...

Looks like you have the same feeder as me :-)
Cute little Goldfinch

Connie said...

He looks cold!! But also very cute! :D

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Fat little guy!!!! I have a feeling he is getting fed REALLY good!!!!! Ya think????