{"id":42678,"date":"2016-10-17T06:22:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T12:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=42678"},"modified":"2024-05-21T08:03:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:03:05","slug":"american-goldfinch-feeding-upside-down-in-a-snow-covered-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/10\/17\/american-goldfinch-feeding-upside-down-in-a-snow-covered-field\/","title":{"rendered":"American Goldfinch Feeding Upside Down in a Snow-covered Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UpsideUpside down American Goldfinch in winter – Nikon D810, f8, 1\/2000, ISO 320, +.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday I shared two images of White-crowned Sparrows<\/span><\/a> in the snow that I had photographed on Antelope Island<\/span><\/a> last winter and on that same day I also photographed some finches feeding on wild sunflower seed heads. One of the finch photos has always made me smile despite some of the flaws I see in it and I wanted to share it today.<\/p>\n

This American Goldfinch feeding upside down on seeds over the snow-covered field has always made me chuckle a bit because of the pose of the finch. When I look at this photo I imagine humans trying to eat their meals upside down and the mess we would make by doing so makes me laugh.<\/p>\n

Normally I wouldn’t post this image because there is absolutely no light in the bird’s eye but I like it enough to share it anyway. I also wish I had been a bit closer to the finch when I photographed it.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

This American Goldfinch feeding upside down on seeds over the snow-covered field has always made me chuckle a bit because of the pose of the finch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2715,511,27,1022,26],"tags":[4004,2716,4040,3504,3495,4031,4050,2717,5052,2214,1166,373],"class_list":["post-42678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-goldfinches","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-american-goldfinch","tag-feeding","tag-finch","tag-finches","tag-nonbreeding","tag-snow","tag-spinus-tristis","tag-sunflower","tag-upside-down","tag-wild-sunflower","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t