March 9, 2025

I’ve been waiting. There is a relatively new planting of Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta), the Maryland state flower, on the back hill. I never clean up my gardens until late spring. That leaves the seedheads there all winter long for birds to come and enjoy a tasty treat through no effort by me. I’ve seen very few birds coming to this particular patch of seeds until this morning when two Goldfinches (Spinus tristis) came and spent a good bit of time working at those seeds.

Mission accomplished.

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