There is more to a poppy than a lovely flower.
The poppy bloom makes a pod full of seeds.
I leave the pods up as long as I can for the Goldfinches.
They come every spring to rip open the pods.
They make happy little squeaks as they eat the tiny black seeds.
Many seeds fall to the ground. I have quit saving and sowing Bill Troutman poppy seeds.
I know that the Goldfinches will do some seeding while feeding.
This is a magical cycle involving birds and seeds.
A circle of red and gold.
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Interesting! My goldfinches haven’t learned this trick. I wonder why?
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Your goldfinches are lovely – much more yellow on them than ours in Europe. But ours also have a splash of red on their heads. 😃
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I did not know about the red. Thanks
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The circle of life with seeds. Nature is wonderful. The goldfinches come here in December and January and miss the poppy seeds.
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