Almost everyone loves the view of watching birds. Seeing birds feeding joyfully on the garden is such a beautiful view. Aside from that, it is also relaxing and stress relieving. This is the reason why most gardens would set up their own feeders to lure the birds on the garden. The delicate beauty of the bright yellow goldfinches are hard to resist and definitely captivating. However, these American goldfinch birds are quite tricky to lure in your backyard but as long as you have the correct feeders, you will be able to have these lovely birds on your garden and enjoy the beautiful sight of these beautiful birds while they are feeding.
To be able to attract the goldfinch birds on your garden, you need to have the right materials, particularly the goldfinch feeders. Of course, aside from the feeders, you need to have the feeds that you will give to the birds. These birds are seed lovers so technically, you’d have to feed them with seeds. You can purchase tree seeds from your local pet store. You can buy seeds such as small black thistle seeds and the most popular seeds for finch birds, which is the Nyjer seed. These seeds can also be purchased on the pet stores where you can buy the feeders.
When you buy the feeder, make sure that you purchase multiple slots for the birds to perch. The goldfinch feeders usually have multiple slots for seeds and for the goldfinch birds to perch on. This way, the feeders can fit more goldfinch birds and you will have more goldfinch birds on your garden. However, make sure that you also provide regular bird feeders on the garden because you can’t be sure that only goldfinch birds will be on your garden. Therefore, if you will place regular bird feeders on the garden, the goldfinch birds can have their own bird feeders without other birds intimidating them.
Once you have set up the goldfinch feeders on your garden, you can place the seeds such as Nyjer seeds on the feeders because these seeds are what the goldfinch birds love. The Nyjer seed is also known as the thistle seed, so you don’t have to confuse yourself with the differences of the two seeds. However, since birds are consuming these seeds, you would have to refill it from time to time so, you need to constantly buy those seeds for the birds to eat. On the other hand, if you feel that it is quite expensive and too much for your budget, you can also choose other seeds as a feeding alternative.
The American goldfinch can also eat other seeds such as sunflower seeds and this is much cheaper compared to the Nyjer seeds. The Nyjer seeds are the thistles that were planted in Ethiopia and India for over thousands of years. The main reason why these seeds are expensive is because it is exotic but despite that, goldfinches love these seeds especially during the winter season. Hence, if you want to cut down costs, you can offer these seeds only during winter and offer the other types of seeds for the entire year.
It is nice to have goldfinches in your garden since they are lovely and truly a beautiful attraction that can add enjoyment and life to your garden.