Another right time, right place moment...this American Goldfinch was taking a break from its attack on the thistle patch and ignored the fact that it almost landed in our laps. Luck stayed with us, it didn't seem to mind me snapping away with the camera! Goldfinch facts: The male Goldfinch feeds the female as if it were a baby bird when the female is warming the eggs.

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