I am the first one to admit I don’t like bird images created at the feeder. The feeders are a necessary part of attracting breeding pairs to the property that I have. Same with the bird bath, water like food is a necessary part of keeping a healthy bird community, but those objects don’t belong in my images unless the story I am looking to tell is environmental in nature (no pun intended). 😉

So I made an exception here and am showing these American Goldfinches at one of my feeders because…….
I think the effect the light had on the coloring of the birds was great this day. If was very overcast and a little misty. That gave a richness to the landscape. The birds great color did the rest, making the subject pop off the page. Are these award winning images no, but they are good enough to show everyone what a beautiful bird this is.

Images captured by D3X, 600 f/4 w TCe 1.4 II on Lexar UDMA Digital Film