Today I am keeping it short and sweet and sharing one photo of a male American Goldfinch perched on a dried Musk Thistle blossom plus a short video clip I took of him as he lifted off and flew away.
Male American Goldfinch perched on a dried Musk Thistle blossom – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
I’ve been playing with the video on my Nikon D500 lately and when I spotted this male American Goldfinch yesterday in a canyon in the Wasatch Mountains I took a few stills of him and then decided to also take some video of him hoping he would pluck out some seeds so we could see them flying into the air in the video.
The goldfinch didn’t pluck out any seeds though, instead he simply lifted off and flew away.
I don’t think I did too bad by just resting the lens on my photo noodle although it would have been steadier if I had mounted my camera on a tripod for stability. Maybe one day I will find some very cooperative subjects where I can get out, set up my tripod and take better videos.
Even though the video isn’t very long I had fun doing it.
I see I need to take my camera in and have the sensor cleaned. I can see a dust bunny next to the thistle stem in the video clip!
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my American Goldfinch photos plus facts and information about this species.
I found your link in my Google news feed for the first time.
Awesome photos!! Hugs
Fun w video. 🙂
What a delightful (and fast) splash of sunshine.
Such bright yellows! I have tried using the video on my camera a couple of times, I pan to fast, I should practice more.
I don’t see how much “better” it can get….
Vibrant color in the brown field. Reminds us how small they are. Good capture.
I thought it was a Milk Thistle seed caught in a spider web. Love the photo & the video.
There is a thistle seed stuck by a spider web on the right side of the thistle stem. The dust spot is on the left side.
Cute.