1.0Hilary Kington - just my sketcheshttps://ukwildlifeart.co.uk/saltmarsh_art_blogHilary Kingtonhttps://ukwildlifeart.co.uk/saltmarsh_art_blog/author/hkington/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vR4NYKfYhL"><a href="https://ukwildlifeart.co.uk/saltmarsh_art_blog/tumbling-goldfinches/">Tumbling goldfinches</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ukwildlifeart.co.uk/saltmarsh_art_blog/tumbling-goldfinches/embed/#?secret=vR4NYKfYhL" width="600" height="338" title="“Tumbling goldfinches” — Hilary Kington - just my sketches" data-secret="vR4NYKfYhL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://ukwildlifeart.co.uk/saltmarsh_art_blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/ukwildlifeart.co.uk/saltmarsh_art_blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/goldfinches3d.jpg?fit=537%2C640&ssl=1537640There are some gorgeous autumn and winter mornings when the sun rises over the marsh and flocks of goldfinches tumble into the masses of fluffy white thistle heads of the sea aster. Here goldfinches plunder the seed heads at the edge of the marsh in sight of the redshank on the mudflats. The stems of […]