Charm

A group of finches is called a charm.  This group way certainly charming...

 

Red and yellow

A goldfinch and house finch share a spot on the feeder.

 

House finch

House finches are so common we hardly look at them.  They were busy in the cedar tree.

 

Birds of a feather don't flock together

I've always heard the saying: "birds of a feather flock together".  But now that I've been doing more birding, I think that's completely wrong.  When I watch the bird feeders, I see groups of birds of many feathers all together.  

Here is a Red bellied woodpecker and a blue bird at a suet feeder.

And here's two blue birds (male and female),  a goldfinch and maybe a yellow rumped warbler.

Birds are much more inclusive than people, they like to hang out together.

Here, a pair of bluebirds and a house finch visit a pretend bird.

House Finch

This guy is the male of one of the pairs at our feeder these days.  We've seen some finches fluttering around like they are not too good at flying yet, I think we must have had a nest or two in the trees.

Birds again

The bird feeders were very busy the day we were at Wilkerson Nature Preserve.  A Downy woodpecker and Pine Warbler shared the suet feeder

A White breasted nuthatch was next.

A Goldfinch parked on a perch for a long time.

A female gold finch and a house finch joined him.