Hi all,
The sudden surge of bird photos reminded me of this one. It's a shot I
took a couple of weeks after I first got my K-x. There's nothing
particularly special about the shot, though the bird was pretty cool in
that it seemed intent on being photographed. As I crept down the dusty
Nice shot. I think it's a goldfinch with a lot of yellow, which is sometimes
the case in the spring. I believe warblers have a straight, conical beak. This
one appears to be curved. Christian Skofteland would know. But he doesn't come
around here much any more.
Paul
On Nov 21, 2010, at 9:31 AM,
Thanks, Paul. Looks like a pretty good call to me. Maybe a female
black-backed lesser goldfinch. I hadn't thought of that, since the only
goldfinches I've seen around here are the more boldly marked ones. But,
again, turning to the ol' Peterson's, I think you may be right.
-- Walt
On
Walter Gilbert wrote:
Hi all,
The sudden surge of bird photos reminded me of this one. It's a shot
I took a couple of weeks after I first got my K-x. There's nothing
particularly special about the shot, though the bird was pretty cool
in that it seemed intent on being photographed. As I
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