I UNDERSTAND WHY,I WAS NOT LOOKING  FOR ONE AND IT WAS A GREAT SURPRISE BUT I THINK IF THE SPOTTER CANT HAVE THE GOLD THE GARDEN OWNER SHOULD ,SEEMS A LITTLE WRONG ALL THAT WORK FOR THE GOLD TO BE NOT CLAIMED(CAPS DUE TO VISION)

IT’S BECAUSE YOU HAVE SPOTTED OVER 3 GOLD MACAW’S. MIKE CHANGED THE AMOUNT OF TIME’S TO 3 LOTS OF GD DROPPED PER PLAYER FOR THE GOLD WILDLIFE FOR EACH OF THE GOLD WILDLIFE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I WENT FROM ALL CAPS FOR ANGE TO SEE TO LOWER CASE SO WILL REDO....
I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ANGE....IF THE SPOTTER FINDS THEIR FOURTH OR MORE OF A CERTAIN GOLD CRITTER...THEN PERHAPS THE GOLD SHOULD BE AWARDED TO THE GARDEN OWNER AS OTHERWISE NONE IS AWARDED. NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT.

THAT'S A NICE IDEA MARY

CAN'T TAKE CREDIT...ANGE'S IDEA.

GOOD IDEA ANGE :)

I like that idea
  Or at least once a person has spotted the 3 then maybe there is a way to prevent them from spotting more of that gold wildlife so that the gold continues to be available for those eligible players who can spot it and receive the gold

(CAPS FOR ANGE)
IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE SPOTTER GOT THE GOLD, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE USEABLE IN THE MARKETPLACE. AS IT STANDS NOW, MOST OF THE GOLD WILL BE LOST BECAUSE
(1) PEOPLE WILL SPOT MORE THAN 3 OF EACH THROUGH EFFORT AND CASUAL PLAY
(2) SOME PEOPLE WILL CREATE MULTIPLE BOUQUETS/POTS, THUS NEEDED PEOPLE TO SPOT THE WILDLIFE, IDEALLY FOR GOLD, BUT THE RESTRICTION HAS CHANGED THAT
(3) COMPLETING 1 POT GIVES 5 GOLD WILDLIFE, WHICH IF EVERYONE COMPLETED ONLY 1 POT (OF EACH GOLD WILDLIFE), THAT'S 2/5 GOLD WILDLIFE GIVING NOTHING (ON AVERAGE)