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The beautiful goldfinches, resplendent in their spring colors are frequent visitors to my neighbor's many bird feeders. Here are two males and a slightly duller female.
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Here is a closeup of the many Jack-in-the-Pulpits that are in the woods in back of our house.
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Here are a goldfinch and a New York finch feeding at the bird feeder.
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Here is one of the fragile cranberry colored trillium in the back. They are smaller and have more delicate petals than the white ones which look more hardy.
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