Black-eyed Susans are synonymous with summer. Goldfinched amid tall clumps of bright yellow flowers, Quenn Anne's Lace and Wild Bergamot signal "Summer is here" in the heartland. Goldfinches are fittingly nicknamed Wild Canaries or yellow birds for the male's brilliant color while the female is modestly garbed in olive-yellow. A patch of tall wildfloweers will lure the birds down from their wavelike flight, to fill their crops with seeds before darting off. While walking in my rural neighborhood, this patch of colorful wildflowers inspired my watercolor painting.