Goldfinch mocks gravity.

As shot from RAW, except for slight crop.

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With the non-tofu-eating hawk around, I decided to play lifeguard for the little songbirds. The sparrows splash in the pool, but these goldfinches wanted to sip.

No need to comment. But watching wild birds also "fuels" me ;)

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Tags:   goldfinches Spinus tristis Washington state bird lost that vivid gold-yellow Jan Timmons Pacific Northwest wild and free gold birds #nine

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Goldfinch (male) in flight (GIF)

Spent hours watching and panning small and large birds and waterfowl. Not sunny, but still the sounds of chirps and warbles and the honking of a Canada Goose couple enchanted me and kept me clicking.

Many thanks for looking.

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This morning I practiced in the early light (07:02), but still need more practice for flight shots when the male goldfinch feeds a fledgling.

Fortunately, I have a few more weeks, perhaps.

1000mm, Nikkor 500mm f/4, Nikon 2x teleconverter, Nikon D5, f/11, 1/1600, ISO 1100, spot metering, exposure bias: -8/3 EV to avoid blowing the highlights,

Tags:   bird fledgling American Goldfinch Spinus tristis conical bill wing bars Jilguero Yanqui (Spanish) Chardonneret jaune (French) outside nature nature photography Pacific Northwest wild and free

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This female goldfinch and accompanying males have just reappeared, and brighten the back forty as much as forsythia shrubs. Where do they go in winter? Will they find next week's forecasted chilly temperatures too cold?

Just a joy to see this morning. I don't know what caused the bokeh balls back there.

850mm, f/10, 1/2000, ISO 1250, heavy duty tripod, gimbal mount, intermittent sun.

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