Gold Finch

Finally something other than those sparrows. It took a little patient and time to get this. He had been landing on my feeder, but my camera was facing toward another feeder. I would slowly start to swing the camera around, and he'd be gone. He wouldn't go far, just to a tree limb overhead to my right. After about a half hour he would come back to the feeder. Finally had my lens pre-focused at the feeder and was able to grab a few frames.

He certainly is giving you the eye, lol. Nice.

greyswan wrote in post #18275312
He certainly is giving you the eye, lol. Nice.

Yes he was. Thanks Chris.

Your patience paid off, well done.

nice shooting Frozen- I like the middle one best

Red Dexs wrote in post #18276285
Your patience paid off, well done.

CaptBob wrote in post #18277007
nice shooting Frozen- I like the middle one best

Thank you Red and Capt Bob.

Nice shots! Do you have a natural perch next to your feeders? My problem is I set up too many perches, and like you, I'm aiming at the wrong one!

SJC from VT wrote in post #18278820
Nice shots! Do you have a natural perch next to your feeders? My problem is I set up too many perches, and like you, I'm aiming at the wrong one!

Thank you Sandy.
No I don't have. The feeders (2) are hanging on Shepard's Hooks. The feeder in the photos is located about 20 ft from my back deck, and just in front of my garage. The second one is about 30 ft straight east, or to the right of the one pictured. I do have a tree that branches overhang my deck, and a couple of smaller dead trees that I left so birds will have a perch. I've noticed that a Red-Tail Hawk will use it occasionally when hunting the fields adjacent to my yard. Then I have 2 feeders in my front yard, one being a thistle feeder.

I go into the woods and find a nice looking branch, cut it off, and wire it up to my shepherd hook! Photographed correctly, no one will ever know the difference!

I only use two branches for my feeder and both of them lean towards me.