NATURE NOTES
From Louise Midgley
From Louise Midgley
Each year, without fail, goldfinches visit my garden to feast on the Knautia seed heads. They arrived at the end of June after the first flush of blooms came to an end, and they were back again this month for a second round of seed heads. They arrive one by one in small groups of five or six, but are easily spooked if they spot me looking out of the window. On average, goldfinches live for two to three years, so the fact that they have been visiting with such perennial regularity tells me they m...