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What could be greater than a lesser goldfinch?
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t was a recent winter day with unseasonably warm temperatures and I looked out at my backyard birdbath to see if it needed filling.
I saw two birds splashing and bathing, preening and hopping around. A male and female lesser goldfinch.
These were my first goldfinches of the season and it was a treat to watch them frolic in the birdbath. All too soon, they flew away.
The male was the eastern “black-backed” form and featured a glossy black above and yellow below. ...