[va-richmond-general] Something funny

In between chores and keeping my indoor birds entertained, I have been watching 
my backdoor feeders.  There's something I can't quite figure out, so if you're 
knowledgeable about House Finches, please feel free to theorize.
I have a platform feeder hanging on a tripod chain (and out of the reach of 
enterprising tree rodentia), and it's filled with a "woodpecker mix" of hulled 
safflower and sunflower, peanuts, and some dried raisins and cherries or 
something like that.  About 5 House Finches flew onto it, and then I noticed 
that 4 of them were sitting in the dish (of food), while one stood on the rim, 
selected a morsel, and then stuffed it into the beaks of the 4 others, who were 
doing all the classic "I'm a hungry baby bird, feed me" antics with shivering 
winges, opening beak, and almost laying down.

What did I just see?  Did a House Finch bring over a family for a feeding?  
Isn't it a bit early for them to be feathered and flighted?? 

On the Hummingbird/Goldfinch front, yesterday I secured Chinese "silk" flowers 
and attached them to the shepard's hook.  I also put a thistle feeder in a 
low-hanging branch of the maple that just a few feet away, and yesterday I did 
see several kinds of finches over there, on and off.  Will keep watching...and 
hoping!

Thanks again to all the folks with Hummer feeder suggestions.

Irene in Southside
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