goldfinch.

The Goldfinch is such a bright colourful bird and the numbers seem to increase each year. In my back garden, on the feeder and in the field there must be several hundred searching for the remaining sun flower seeds, plus what I put out, on the ground. They always come into their best colours at...

One for all those nice birders who ask me about flight shots and settings. This one was very close and I got lucky.

A very dull and rainy day and this photo is heavily cropped. Iso 5000 at f 6.3 and only one photo taken.

Goldfinch.

A tip for those of you that may be interested. On a dull day like today I place a Birch Branch out as a perch for the birds. First it makes for a nice scene but the amount of light that is reflected back can make a difference of several stops. Lower ISO. faster speed. Hope this helps.

This morning started cold, frosty and misty with visibility down to 50 meters. In front a dark background, behind me the sun had just started to shine, conditions were good for some nice photos. This is the first one, hope yo like it.

What a vast difference the sunlight, as we all know, can have on a photo. In this shot I had dark storm clouds in front of me with a bright low sun coming from behind which lit up this Goldfinch beautifully.

Caught on a fly past.

Goldfinch in defensive mode.

What a difference a little sunshine can make.

Taking photos of this Goldfinch whilst it was preening I managed this very amusing shot. I am sure I will get some very funny replies from this one. Come on, this has to make you all smile.

The weather conditions continue to be bad here at the moment. Dull, overcast and rain. Still not the best for photography but wanted to try the 7d2 again with a different lens. This time the 300 f2.8 mkii bare. Very pleased with this result at 2000 iso.

The best of a very bad day. Heavy rain, wind, dark clouds, what more do you need to take some photos. This Goldfinch trying to remove the Greenfinch from the feeder.

Taken lots of photos of Goldfinches but just liked the background on this one. Perch could have been better.

One of my favorite and very colorful birds. There are so many of these Goldfinches here at the moment and flocks exceed a hundred birds.

well my friends heres another pic of the many goldfinches frequenting my parents garden lately,hope you like,john.

well my friends ,loads of these colourful birds are frequenting my parents garden daily so had to get a pic,hope you like,john.

Trying to catch a good flight shot of the Goldfinches on the feeder produced this different photo but does show the wing colours. Now have a different plan will let you know if it works.

well my friends think my internet connection is finally sorted loads of touble with it lately and very busy at work so little time for birforum,loads of catching up to do,heres a pic from the carlisle area back in may,hope you like,john.

well folks hope my internet connection lasts a bit longer from my previous visit,been having problems but hopefully they have been resolved,heres another pic of the many goldies on show at our cumbria visit,hope you like,john.

well my friends just spent a the weekend in cumbria with alison and buster,great to have a few days in the countryside with fine weather for a change,hope you like this colourful dandelion lover,cheers john.

Thank you all for the wonderful comments on Fridays Treecreeper. Ken.