American 'not-very-Gold' Finch in winter plumage

There is no doubt that the American Goldfinch is a spectacular little bird in it's bright breeding colors but the winter plumage has a quality of it's own that I really like as well. Hopefully you will, too.

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These are all wonderful renditions of this immaculate little bird Harvey... clean, crisp feathers in "living, natural color".... you are my mentor!
I have been getting a few goldfinches flying in at various times... they accompany the redpolls and Pine Grosbeaks... my little guys are sporting the same hues.

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The IQ on all of these blows me away! Beautiful images, Harvey.

.....and they seem darn hard to get a decent focus on. But not for you obviously. Well done.

Wonderful shot Harvey, great detail, color and light on each one.

Really excellent series, with beautiful exposures & clean backgrounds, really pinpointing the details & even bringing out the personality of this beautiful bird

Excellent series Harvey , great exposures ,spot on detail and very nice backgrounds.

Nice! Those pics are in another league.

Definiatly a Killer Set Harv!! Great Shooting!!

Absolutely beautiful.

Well they are ok i guess.... LOL
Just beautiful shots. Light perfect...

Wow, Harvey. These are some really wonderful shots! Big fan of #4, myself; the combo of the darker portion of the background, the muted colors on the bird and its pose just really pop there, to me.

Beautiful shots Harv. I love the detail on these and yes the colours too.

Wow you get great shots

lovely series, Harvey