24 Tuesday Dec 2024
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S is for Siskin, those gorgeous little feathery bundles of yellow and black that perform acrobatics in the Alder trees in the cooler months as they poke around in the nuts, prying the tasty seeds loose with their sharp beaks (as featured in Siskins in the Alders, 30 January, and Alder seeds are delicious, 10 February).
10 Saturday Feb 2024
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Alder, Alder cones, birding, birdwatching, British birds, Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Siskin eating Alder seeds
Alder seeds are delicious. That statement seems indisputable, judging by the gusto with which this small flock of Siskin were tearing apart the Alder cones and munching continuously and vigorously on the tiny seeds. And aren’t Siskin just the most glorious little birds? It was truly joyful to watch them at their feasting today at Cosmeston.
earthstar 
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