Pecking order.....

Observing birds feeding close to a window allows for scrutiny of their behaviour and it is always interesting to see how some species or individuals become dominant or begin to adapt their feeding styles by copying others. Goldfinches are noisy, pugnacious feeders but despite a threat the individual in this short clip soon gives way to the larger male chaffinch. In my experience, chaffinches regularly use seed dispensers but this is the first time I have seen one using a niger seed dispenser.