{"id":55100,"date":"2018-11-23T05:52:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T12:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=55100"},"modified":"2024-05-21T09:12:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T14:12:59","slug":"autumn-american-goldfinch-and-rose-hips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/11\/23\/autumn-american-goldfinch-and-rose-hips\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn American Goldfinch and Rose Hips"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AmericanAmerican Goldfinch and Rose hips – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this week I left home well before the sun came up, sat on my rear end for over five hours, traveled over 230 miles and the only decent image I took was of this American Goldfinch perched on a wild rose surrounded by scarlet rose hips. Had it not been for this one bird that I found I would have been totally skunked for bird photos that morning but at least I enjoyed the scenery.<\/p>\n

Was it worth getting up so early and traveling so far? I’m still on the fence about that though I believe that the images I took of the goldfinch are the only ones I have ever taken with rose hips in the frame so maybe it was.<\/p>\n

American Goldfinches are in their nonbreeding plumage at this time of the year which isn’t as vivid as their breeding plumage but I like the subtle coloring and sometimes find it more pleasing to my eyes and easier to photograph than the bright yellow plumage of the males in breeding plumage.<\/p>\n

I think I can safely say that if I were able to see into the future and knew before I left home that my photos of this American Goldfinch would be my only keepers that morning that it is likely that I would have stayed home. Perhaps it is a good thing I can’t see into the future though or I would have missed out on finding and seeing the Northern Mockingbird that may be overwintering in this same location. Photographing a Northern Mockingbird in a snowy setting is now on my dream list.<\/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":"

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