Hello Hello to all Hivians, Hivers and indeed any bird lovers that are reading this.
Some of my favourite posts to write on Hive are the feathered friends posts, especially as the rewards go to buying their food in the park.
I have a feeling it may be on the up in the future. We are moving flats in a few weeks to one that has a big tree in the back garden which I intend hanging some bird accessories to it. Let's see if I can get a snap or two!
I had some business up in Aberdeen last week, and whilst there I visited some of my old haunts as I used to live there on and off for many years.
I was drawn to an oystercatcher that I will show next week! in the meantime I turned round as something flew past my shoulder and landed on the concrete...
hehe ok so maybe not the precious metal 🤣, but it is a precious goldfinch which you don't to see on the beach, or at least I don't down in Fife!
I managed to zoom in a wee bit closer with my phone.
Luckily he seemed to pose showing off his gold!
This post though, is an entry for this week's Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest Round 280 hosted by the wonderful 
Well what can I say, there were only really two contenders this week, and this one wins it as it is the whole birdy. The other contender you might remember had a wee bit of the tail chopped off lol!
What do you think? Was that your favourite, or don't you give a fluff?
All images were taken but the author on July 17th 2026 at Aberdeen Beach in Aberdeen, Scotland with his Google 9 XL Pro Smartphone camera and ramblings are also from me the author and mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated..
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