24 birdsandblooms.com AUGUST I SEPTEMBER 2020
Every year
I plant a few sunflowers
for their beauty and as a
treat for the birds. One
late summer afternoon,
this American goldfinch
traveled from flower to
flower, checking out the
seeds. He then perched
on the tallest flower and
looked around, almost as
if he were surveying
his kingdom.
Pamela Howard
PORT DEPOSIT, MARYLAND
FLOWER FANS
Many birds flock to
sunflowers, including
cardinals, goldfinches,
pine siskins, chickadees
and house finches.
BIRD TALES
One summer I went on vacation to the
Georgia coast, where I got a glimpse of a painted
bunting. For the rest of my vacation, I spent hours
trying to photograph him, and this was the best
shot I got. April Heatherton CRAB ORCHARD, KENTUCKY