{"id":116386,"date":"2023-09-28T03:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T09:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=116386"},"modified":"2024-09-01T03:56:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T08:56:30","slug":"male-lesser-goldfinch-under-a-leafy-umbrella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/09\/28\/male-lesser-goldfinch-under-a-leafy-umbrella\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Lesser Goldfinch Under A Leafy Umbrella"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having fast reflexes and being able to stop my Jeep quickly helped me photograph this male Lesser Goldfinch under a leafy umbrella three days ago.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult male Lesser Goldfinch under a leaf umbrella \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/800, ISO 500, +1.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

When I spotted the goldfinch at the top of the tree, I realized I needed to respond to the situation swiftly. There have been too many times in the past when a slow response resulted in me missing opportunities with birds and animals.<\/p>\n

Some of those missed opportunities still haunt me a bit. Even a delay of a second or two can lead to missed shots.<\/p>\n

I stopped my Jeep, put it in park, and within a second, I had the bird in my viewfinder. Since I had been holding my camera on my lap, I didn’t need to reach for it.<\/p>\n

Once I locked onto the bird, I took a short series of photos before the finch took flight.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure how I was able to get sharp photos of the goldfinch because I was laughing out loud. I could see the leafy umbrella through my viewfinder, and that struck my funny bone. Sometimes, it doesn’t take much to make me laugh; just ask the people who know me well. I even laugh in my sleep, and quite often I don’t know why.<\/p>\n

But the Lesser Goldfinch<\/span><\/a> under the leafy umbrella did make me laugh. That was partly because there was a bluebird sky without a single cloud. Not a chance of rain. Then I thought about the finch using the leaves as a parasol to protect itself from the bright sun. For some reason, that thought just made me laugh harder.<\/p>\n

Life with laughter is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Lesser Goldfinch photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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