Finally... one of the boys in full breeding plumage.

Harvey,your goldie is stunner.

Great to see one in his Sundays best....ours are almost there as well. Well captured Harvey.

Beautiful shot!

That is perfect in every way Harv!

Lovely shot with a flattering BG.

great shot Harvey

He's a beauty Harv.

Beautiful shot. lovely bokeh and the detail is tack sharp. Thank you for sharing.

Great to see a "full breeding plumage" goldie.... Gorgeous shot, I think this is the first one with colors like this on the spring forum... I have had only one show up around here last week since Nov/Dec and she had no start of gold at all.

Dave

Beautiful shot Harvey! Everything is right in this image! Nice work.

wow, stunning pic of the AG! great job Harv. i am on the lookout for them, I saw one that I think is in full breeding plumage too, it was a tough decision between the rufous and the AG I decided to go for the rufous but I will be stalking the AG very soon.

Very nice. We had them here all winter long. First year I had seen that. They love the black oil sunflower seeds as well. THis winter they didn't touch the thistle seed just the sunseeds but this spring they are consuming the thistle as well

Now that's a real beauty shot Harv,

I believe we have several down here now which are full-tilt yellow, but we have a tough time getting such a lovely capture of any of them.

excellent image,

Kenn

A handsome credit to his species, beautiful shot Harv. I only get a glimpse of these birds each spring, they don't stay long.

rick_reno wrote in post #14338115
spectacular, what amazing color

photocopy wrote in post #14338125
Beautiful shot! Even tho they are our state bird i never see one

Flo wrote in post #14338131
Handsome! I have three here as of yesterday! Nyger seed already in the sock!

HughR wrote in post #14338674
Beautiful! I see them while walking my dog along the Humber River here in Toronto, but I've never photographed one. This morning instead of birds, we were treated to a coyote that my dog scared off.

poldodog wrote in post #14338720
lovely you dont see them in the uk like that

CDMOOSE wrote in post #14338801
Great shot, Harvey; isn't he a beaut!
Al

Snydremark wrote in post #14338850
That's a beauty, Harv!

Gary Fairhead wrote in post #14338953
Nice clean shot..I haven't seen one here yet in full yellow plumage.

ardeekay wrote in post #14340098
He ought to have his pick of the girls. Handsome bird and a shot very well done!

chubri777 wrote in post #14340110
Great shot of a perfect Goldfinch, Harvey.

paint_the_light wrote in post #14340141
wow , i thought our english ones were pretty . that guy is spectacular

catsith wrote in post #14340492
lovely capture Harvey.

BGgraphy wrote in post #14340541
Wow, that is just beautiful harvey, one of the best i have ever seen, excellent shooting sir!

jhayesvw wrote in post #14340802
If that were my shot, it would be on my wall.
great job.

Charles Roy wrote in post #14340814
Harvey,your goldie is stunner.

Duane N wrote in post #14341228
Great to see one in his Sundays best....ours are almost there as well. Well captured Harvey.

depthfinder wrote in post #14341281
Beautiful shot!

Diamond Lil wrote in post #14341613
That is perfect in every way Harv!

2slo wrote in post #14342604
Lovely shot with a flattering BG.

kmunroe wrote in post #14342673
great shot Harvey

Joe52 wrote in post #14342703
He's a beauty Harv.

philk54 wrote in post #14343053
Beautiful shot. lovely bokeh and the detail is tack sharp. Thank you for sharing.

dbriz wrote in post #14343080
Great to see a "full breeding plumage" goldie.... Gorgeous shot, I think this is the first one with colors like this on the spring forum... I have had only one show up around here last week since Nov/Dec and she had no start of gold at all.

Dave

Grizz wrote in post #14343438
Beautiful shot Harvey! Everything is right in this image! Nice work.

jodelak wrote in post #14343463
wow, stunning pic of the AG! great job Harv. i am on the lookout for them, I saw one that I think is in full breeding plumage too, it was a tough decision between the rufous and the AG I decided to go for the rufous but I will be stalking the AG very soon.

pixelchix wrote in post #14343502
Very nice. We had them here all winter long. First year I had seen that. They love the black oil sunflower seeds as well. THis winter they didn't touch the thistle seed just the sunseeds but this spring they are consuming the thistle as well

kenn3d wrote in post #14344253
Now that's a real beauty shot Harv,

I believe we have several down here now which are full-tilt yellow, but we have a tough time getting such a lovely capture of any of them.

excellent image,

Kenn

Nighthound wrote in post #14344987
A handsome credit to his species, beautiful shot Harv. I only get a glimpse of these birds each spring, they don't stay long.

Wow! I'm overwhelmed by the number of great comments from all of you who have visited. I apologize for being so long in getting back to respond to your comments but rest assured they are all appreciated.

As I mentioned in another thread, I have been busy shooting most weekends since motocross season has begun. Typically I shoot both days on the weekend plus end up spending a lot of time early in the week dealing with 2,500 - 3,000 images typically shot at the races. I do this on a volunteer basis for the race organizers and the riders and they are always looking for their photos to be posted early in the week following the races.

Once again, thanks for all the great comments.