Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round 182 ~ birds and sunflowers

One of @farm-mom's favorite flowers is sunflowers. It's hard to believe that these splendid giants start from a single seed like the one in this Goldfinch's mouth. At this time of the year, many of the sunflowers have died off, revealing their seeds.

Besides taking cuttings from sunflowers as they reach maturity and exhibit their exquisiteness, the seeds are a favorite of many smaller birds living in our area.

This year, I decided to cut the entire stalk near the bottom of the plant and fasten it to the railing on our deck. By doing this we can view the activity of many different birds coming to feast on the seeds, right from our front porch.

The Red-breasted Nuthatch enjoying some sunflower seeds.

A Chickadee seems to be eyeing up the bonanza of seeds, trying to determine which one to feed on.

I guess this one tickled its fancy.

This is Robin's Sunflower patch where I took the cuttings from. With all of the seeds yet to come we should be able to save a few bucks on bird seed.😁

Thank you @melinda010100 @barbara-orenya and @nelinoeva for another #featheredfriend adventure, #SMaP 182.