On March 31, I took this photo of the male goldfinch. He was clearly molting into his summer coat.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVKRQnNizHZGFtLfXa82l2s5NGDrKrROONimW1YCOC0L0ovIZALTgXRSiqNxrVD5gHrjKx_Qko_gWn-AsebgAImY0g3aRLAtUVwOI_0hIrv8KNF4-q1OIqkAk7h_MPupKH06J/s400/birds-pregold.jpg)
I have been dying to see him again, but he's made himself scarce in the last three weeks. And then, today, just as I was leaving my lunch plate in the sink, guess who showed up. Isn't he
lovely?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DI9bu7lNQ-vPgWe_rwJO2Md0vB0XLfyZg67ODi8weYsE31bAGVzk-vjr7lfLsTaExoCjiyrvfkFTX7-LUJH4yRwHcJ8TkshxGf4MU7LFa6x6eW-Y9BYGShBQI3bfCmRljTM-/s400/birds-gold.jpg)
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