The small seeds of the Alder are packed nutrition and are important winter food for finches like this Goldfinch.

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The small seeds of the Alder are packed nutrition and are important winter food for finches like this Goldfinch. The cones take time for the small packages to be prized out.

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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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