At one point there were a dozen Goldfinches at the feeders this morning – now that’s a Charm of Goldfinches!
I could only get 8 or 9 in the photo.
We have a delightful kinetic sculpture of a pair of swallows, a little drippy but otherwise unaffected by the hoolies today. 
This poem came my way today and I thought you, Dear Reader, might like it too.
