Pine Siskin

Gallery: AvianPosted February 26, 2015160 views7 comments

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I'm not sure about this one ID wise, a little help would be appreciated. Shot from blind, 65% of full frame.

File name RAMY_1077_CF55
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Shooting Date/Time 2/6/2015 2:42:16 AM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice CopyRight Rock Art, Ltd All Rights Reserved
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/250
Av(Aperture Value) 13
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 400
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Focal Length 400.0mm
Flash On
Flash Type External Flash : E-TTL flash metering
E-TTL II flash metering Evaluative flash metering
Flash Exposure Compensation -2/3
Shutter curtain sync First-curtain synchronization
Tripod

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 26, 2015 at 6:19 PM

Hi Mike. This looks likely to be a Pine Siskin. I see those occasionally when we have a very cold, snowy winter. They're about the same size as Goldfinches and look similar to a winter Goldfinch at a glance. Terrific look at the the bird with excellent details showing the subtle colors in the wing coverts nicely.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 26, 2015 at 6:41 PM

Yep, pine siskin for sure. I posted a photo of one last week. They are a feisty cousin of goldfinches........................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on February 26, 2015 at 7:40 PM

Thanks Mark and Jim,
This is a new one for me and from what I can tell after some quick research, I would assume that the unusual winter weather for the past several years has this Finch heading further South to find food sources.

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on February 27, 2015 at 12:19 PM

A fine photo of this Pine Siskin. Congrats on getting one to sit still long enough.
We always photograph what is presented, but I find the light part of the background to be a bit distracting.

Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 27, 2015 at 3:27 PM

The bird, the perch, the BG (even the bright parts) are all excellent. The bulky OOF tree bole is a weak part of this capture, IMHO. I am wondering if the first-curtain synchronization might not have been better if it had been last curtain?

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on February 27, 2015 at 5:12 PM

Sweet shot here Mike. I like the color palette, nice pose and the details look great!

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 1, 2015 at 9:21 PM

Very nice shot of this siskin Mike, I like the bg, if you could have moved a bit to the right and just gotten the bird on the branch without the trunk in the bg I think that would have improved this.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments