Close focus, motion, and shutter speed result in the image of an American Goldfinch painted in bold colour and softened detail.
Category: Birds
Wary
The Purple Finches (left and right) are vary wary, always looking out, fleeing at the first hint of possible danger.
Lovely call
I captured this White-throated Sparrow in the boxelder just off the deck. In looking up its entry on the All About Birds site I came across its lovely call. So this is the song I’ve heard the past few days! I invite you to click the link and listen to its cheerful tune.
Perched
Perched on a feeder, an American Goldfinch works on a sunflower seed.
Web
An American Goldfinch perches amidst an intricate web of limbs and twigs.
Placid
A raft of waterfowl rest on placid water.
Wheel
Seagulls wheel above the St. Clair River.
On the move
On a bitter cold day, Canada geese were on the move.
Time to go, to head to better weather.
Grace in action
Swans are grace in action.
Visitors
Project FeederWatch, a citizen sciemce program bewgan last weekend. This will be my tenth season of contributing observations.
These American Goldfinches were among my visitors.
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