{"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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"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":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/american-goldfinch-snow-sunflower-mia-mcpherson-7713.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-b6m","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61687,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/11\/26\/upside-down-winter-american-goldfinch-feeding-on-wild-sunflower-seeds\/","url_meta":{"origin":42678,"position":0},"title":"Upside Down Winter American Goldfinch Feeding On Wild Sunflower Seeds","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I feel a little like this American Goldfinch this morning, meaning I feel like I am upside down because of issues on my web site that started just after I woke up at o'dark hundred.","rel":"","context":"In "American Goldfinches"","block_context":{"text":"American Goldfinches","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/finches-and-allies\/american-goldfinches\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"American Goldfinch hanging upside down to feed on wild sunflower seeds, Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/american-goldfinch-sunflowers-feeding-mia-mcpherson-1347.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/american-goldfinch-sunflowers-feeding-mia-mcpherson-1347.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/american-goldfinch-sunflowers-feeding-mia-mcpherson-1347.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/american-goldfinch-sunflowers-feeding-mia-mcpherson-1347.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":115800,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/09\/11\/one-chonky-american-goldfinch\/","url_meta":{"origin":42678,"position":1},"title":"One Chonky American Goldfinch","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"September 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"When I was at Farmington Bay WMA last week, I had a chonky American Goldfinch fly in and land on a greasewood in front of me. 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