{"id":12650,"date":"2017-07-17T14:54:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T12:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=12650"},"modified":"2017-07-20T11:31:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T09:31:59","slug":"siskins-and-birch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=12650","title":{"rendered":"Siskins and birch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Birch seed scales are currently falling in the garden thanks to the feeding of siskins (gr\u00f8nnsisik)&#8230;.<br \/>\nAdded videos of a siskin feeding on fallen birch seed next to the entrance to the garden&#8230;this one allowed me to stand only 2m away and film:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 790px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12650-1\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskin_closeup.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskin_closeup.mp4\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskin_closeup.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;and above the siskins were feeding in the birch trees<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 790px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12650-2\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskins_in_trees.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskins_in_trees.mp4\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskins_in_trees.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;joined briefly by a Robin<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 790px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12650-3\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskin_and_Robin.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskin_and_Robin.mp4\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskin_and_Robin.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;and showing the proximity to the road<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 790px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12650-4\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskin_and_bus.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskin_and_bus.mp4\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Siskin_and_bus.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12650 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12651'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12651\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750752.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750752-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750752-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12651'>\n\t\t\t\tMy visitor&#8217;s car will soon be covered in birch seed debris, thanks to the flock of siskins (gr\u00f8nnsisik) feeding in the garden&#8230;.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12652'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"574\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750755.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12652\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750755.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750755-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12652'>\n\t\t\t\tBirch seed scales, a fallen leaf and reflection of the trees :)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12660'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"651\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P7179578.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P7179578.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P7179578-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12653'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750695.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12653\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12653'>\n\t\t\t\tDifficult to photograph as the siskins are mainly in the tree tops&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12654'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"814\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750688.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750688.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750688-291x300.jpg 291w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750688-300x309.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12655'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"322\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750686.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750686.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750686-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12656'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"755\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750805.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12656\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750805.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750805-238x300.jpg 238w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1750805-300x378.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12656'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;and I&#8217;ve just read Thoreau&#8217;s account of the dispersion of birch seeds in the great book &#8220;Faith in a seed&#8221; \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12657'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P7179574.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12657\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P7179574.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P7179574-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P7179574-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12657'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;and I discovered this picture on the same day, 5 years ago (17th July 2012), when I heard the gentle patter of birch scales falling on a rhubarb leaf outside the front door! The siskins are absolutely silent when feeding and this was the only clue to their presence :)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12658'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P7179575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P7179575.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P7179575-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P7179575-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birch seed scales are currently falling in the garden thanks to the feeding of siskins (gr\u00f8nnsisik)&#8230;. 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