American Goldfinch

[RandyRFJP]

Photographed 2017-08-27 @ Camp Sagawau Environmental Learning Center; CCFPD; Lemont, IL

[PRSearls]

A very nice, sharp image with good bokeh. Our birds are starting to pick over the cone flowers.

[Shadowman]

Nice shot.

[IzzieK]

I have lots of this in my volunteer sunflowers in the backyard. They are as pretty as this shot of yours. Maybe one day I will photograph them. They scare easily. 'must be my face. hahahaha

[Wavelength]

Excellent

[John 2]

Nice shot. All the better for the apparent eye contact.

[NorthernFocus]

Good techs.

[bnnrcn]

Very nice

[RandyRFJP]

A very nice, sharp image with good bokeh. Our birds are starting to pick over the cone flowers.

Thanks Paul for your kind comments. The birds at the Cook County Forest Preserve, Camp Sagawau, where I took this photo, probably have about 10 feeders to choose from for a meal, but I do see them among the purple cone flowers that already are starting to go to seed, too.

[RandyRFJP]

Nice shot.

Thanks John. I appreciate your comment.

[RandyRFJP]

I have lots of this in my volunteer sunflowers in the backyard. They are as pretty as this shot of yours. Maybe one day I will photograph them. They scare easily. 'must be my face. hahahaha

Izzie, thanks for your kind comments. The birds do scare easily. In my very limited experience, they are easier to photograph at feeders than when they are among flowers. You lose, however, the natural background, which I would have preferred.

[RandyRFJP]

Excellent

Thanks Nandakumar, as always, for viewing my photos and for your kind comments.

[RandyRFJP]

Nice shot. All the better for the apparent eye contact.

Thanks for your kind comment, John. I liked the catch light in the bird's eye, too.

[RandyRFJP]

Good techs.

Dan, thanks for viewing the photo. I took about 20 photos of the pictured bird, and this was the "best" one.

[RandyRFJP]

Very nice

Thank you very much, Binnur. I'm glad you liked the photo.