A wintry cold Saturday morning with dark skies and leafless trees provides little of interest outside my big kitchen window. However while preparing breakfast today, I heard some excited little twitterings and glanced up to see several goldfinches gathered at the tube feeder that hangs from the eave near the window. The tiny acrobats hung upside down on the multiple perches, feasted on Niger seed, and frequently jockeyed positions.Even in their gray winter plumage, the little canary-like fellows brightened the morning and were such delightul companions that I tarried in the kitchen - washing the breakfast dishes in the sink and baking a batch of cookies - just to be in their cheerful presence.
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