Male Goldfinch

Posted by david fletcher on Wed Apr 23, 2025 7:58 am

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From this morning. Quite gloomy and didn't really achieve the image I had in mind but still pleasant to do some photography. (the males have longer beaks which allow them to access Teasel seeds easier).

Z9 and 800 PF. 1/1600 F6.3 ISO 2000.

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by Jakejacoby on Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:10 am

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A strikingly beautiful photo and bird David - TFS

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by Karl Egressy on Wed Apr 23, 2025 1:10 pm

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Beautiful bird, excellent detail and composition.

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:17 pm

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Great details and such an attractive plumage, Dave.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:08 pm

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What a handsome bird- love the pose in the mossy setting, and so clear and bright in contrast. Interesting comment about the bill. I would wonder why the male has such an advantage.

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by david fletcher on Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:25 pm

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Cynthia Crawford wrote: What a handsome bird- love the pose in the mossy setting, and so clear and bright in contrast. Interesting comment about the bill. I would wonder why the male has such an advantage.

Apparently it allows them to feed on the Teasel seeds, but lets the females concentrate on the Thistles, Cindy. (less feeding conflict?)... a puzzle indeed as to how they evolve.

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by peter makuch on Wed Apr 23, 2025 6:21 pm

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if we don't get what we wanted, tomorrow is an other day but the detailing is wright on DAVID.

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by paul fletcher on Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:17 pm

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Great image, David- perhaps not what you had in mind, but looks very good, here. Very different looking from our male goldfinch, here in North America, which is predominately yellow, in breeding colours.

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by Swissblad on Wed Apr 23, 2025 11:58 pm