Thistles and Salad Birds
Goldfinches and thistles are creatures of high summer that share a life-sustaining bond. The common bull or spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare) grows and thrives under a wide range of conditions, including many that other plants find inhospitable. Goldfinches (Spinus tristis) frequent the fields, roadsides and other places where thistles are common. I think of the … Read more