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Bird and Butterfly Paradise in Your Garden

earning what they like is key. As I watch an adult American goldfinch feed a fluttering, demanding fledgling on my sunflowers, I recall when no such birds were in my garden. But now, monarch and eastern black swallow-tail butterflies often visit my flowers and help pollinate my crops. All of these winged marvels have descended in my yard

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