American Golfinch

Gallery: AvianPosted October 9, 20163,484 views6 comments

This will be my last Goldfinch post for a while. This one was foraging for seeds taken the same day as my last post. I'm thinking this is a male in non-breeding plumage but my id's have not been too accurate on these lately. Any thoughts would be helpful.

Thanks for looking, comments & suggestions are always appreciated!
Large image provided for best detail.
Canon 70D
Sigma 150 – 600 C @ 600
1/200
f/10
Aperture Priority
ISO 200 HH
Processed RAW image with Lightroom 5.7, CS5

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 9, 2016 at 7:31 PM

I wouldn't try to guess whether it's a male or female in this condition, but I don't see them in this condition often. Ours tend to leave before they get this far. I love the upside-down pose in this one and you got superb eye contact. Nicely done.

devil

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on October 9, 2016 at 8:14 PM

Great pose, Steve. I think Dennis is right - this may be a female.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 10, 2016 at 12:50 AM

Beautiful background and colors, and the position and implied action are great.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 11, 2016 at 9:59 AM

A female still in breeding plumage, Steve. But a great shot. Excellent techs and behaior.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 12, 2016 at 4:36 AM

Steve,
The pose makes this, great image devil

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 14, 2016 at 9:30 PM

Very cool feeding pose with nice detail Steve! devil

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