Goldfinch

Good catch Keith, it stood still long enough for you to get the shot in. These are far and few between around here though common place a couple of years ago. I don't really know what is causing the down turn of these finches.

One of my favourite birds, they are so pretty and colourful!

Marvelous bird in a superb frame, Keith!

Fabuleuse prise

Excellent photo of this beautiful bird.

wonderful colors!

Wow, that beautiful red face! I have often tried to get a good picture of the goldfinch that sometimes visits here, but failed so far. Beautifully sharp detail and superb focusing with the blurred background Keith.

Hope you are having a good and sunny weekend.

Beautifully captured and very well composed ! Have a nice evening, Keith !

Beautiful bird and image Keith.
Enjoy your Sunday.

Gorgeous...

I don't know how you get yours to stay still for you! Years gone and I used to try to capture my pair outside my kitchen window. Never a chance in Hell!

A dab of superglue on the branches will do the job Andy :-)))

That, and a fair bit of patience (and lots of deleted photos). Glad you like it.......and thank you!

WOWWWWW!! What a gorgeous bird!! That had to have made your day to get that shot! I've never seen a finch so colorful...so pretty! What luck to not have leaves or branches in front or behind. The dof is just perfect. :)

Thanks for your visit to my latest...and yes, those darn baby goosages...SO ADORABLE!! As you suspected, I have perhaps a zillion pictures of them! Heh, ok perhaps a slight exaggeration but I did take lots...you just never know what will turn out and we've both been on the sad side of the coin when NO pictures turn out. Most of the chickies running in the grass were blurry--I was so excited I couldn't hold still sometimes, and sometimes the AF wasn't on the chickies...but I DID get some and am so happy. Got lots in the water too. I'll be posting more but thought just a few would be best for now or I'd never get my post up! :D

Happy day!! :)

Deze Vink kan weggevlogen zijn uit de Boom bij Erhard Bernstein :-))

Great capture.

exquise

Happy sunday!

Thank you all so much for your generous comments.

A superb capture with lovely colour Keith, I tried these a few day ago but they are to darned quick for me ;-)
Have a lovely week.

Thanks for your lovely comment Roger. They are very quick...........you don't want to know how many shots it took to get a decent one!

il est prêt à chanter

It was indeed.............thanks for dropping in Alain.

Magnifique superbe. (a faire pâlir les peintres Japonais classiques) Amicalement. Jean Paul

You're very kind Jean Paul...............thank you!

He´s looking not very amused Keith..have you asked him for his permission to take this photo??? :)))
Nevertheless...it´s a wonderful photo of this handsome guy on a branch full of "spring"!
All the best....Tanja :)

I always think that Goldfinches look a bit "angry"............I'm sure it was actually posing for me! Glad you like the shot............and thanks for dropping by.

Eine schöne Aufnahme, Keith!
Da Vögel immer in Bewegung sind, muss man sich als Fotograf beeilen. Dir ist in der Eile auch noch eine gute Bildgestaltung gelungen.

The bird was moving all over the tree...........I was lucky enough to catch it just at the right place! Thanks Wilhelm.

Nice shot