Backyard Brawl
Two American Goldfinches going at it in a Lewisville, North Carolina backyard.
Even in Paradise
Maybe one of them simply woke up in a “fowl” mood. Or maybe it was an off-the-cuff tweet. We’ll never know exactly what started the ruckus. Whatever the cause, the two Goldfinches were not backing down.
I saw it all with my very own eyes. It happened while I was visiting my mother and stepfather, whose backyard is a bird’s paradise. Yes sir, it’s food for life over there if you’ve got wings. It doesn’t matter what your tail feathers look like, or how long your beak is, or whether you claim Northern- or Southern-hemisphere allegiance.
You’d think that — being in such a backyard paradise — there would be no disharmony amongst our feathered friends. Then again, come to think of it, I recall there once was a paradise in which we humans also went astray.
Even in paradise, sometimes things just don’t go as expected!
Deb,
I love your humor on this one! And the picture is amazing.
Thanks a lot, Jone! As far as the photo, I learned that when there’s more than one bird in a photo, the odds of getting a good photo of *all* birds in a shot really decrease. So I had to shoot a lot. It was a good learning experience.