In January 2003, I bought a bird feeder, a tube feeder for niger seed intended to attract goldfinches. I wrote a brief post titled “Where Do They Come From?” The name referred to the fact that I had never knowingly seen goldfinches, and I was surprised that they showed up in numbers when I set up the feeder. That post included the picture below:
![Goldfinches at Feeder in Winter Goldfinches at feeder in winter](http://deimel.org/commentary/b_images/feeder.jpg)
I was equally surprised a few months later, when goldfinches showed up in their spring and summer plumage. (Obviously, I really didn’t know a whole lot about goldfinches at the time.) This is what I had intended to illustrate with my heretofore unused photograph:
![Goldfinches at Feeder in Spring Goldfinches at feeder in spring](http://deimel.org/commentary/b_images/feeder1.jpg)
The weather here in Pittsburgh is becoming increasingly springlike, and the goldfinch feathers are getting brighter. It seems like a good time to post my picture of goldfinches in their more spectacular attire.
A blessed and happy Easter to all!
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