Goldfinch; Carduelis carduelis

    Well it's still winter here in Holland and I keep enjoying it every day! Only problem is it's mostly dull weather with thick clouds, but when the sun peeps through the real colors show up!
    D300 600VR +1,4tc full frame

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    1. Steve Byland, Marrrcelll, BlazinBajan, Michiel Thomas, and 83 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. Marrrcelll (41 months ago | reply)

      Fraai, Michel!
      Inderdaad wel heel weinig licht de laatste dagen. Maar daar is op deze foto weinig van te merken!

    3. Nayana :D (41 months ago | reply)

      Wow! Now those are some colors there! So beautiful!

    4. Birds of the South (41 months ago | reply)

      Don't know about where you live, but here in New Zealand these guys are very hard to get close to. Well done

    5. *GloriousNature*bySusanGaryPhotography (41 months ago | reply)

      Wow our goldfinches don't look this colorful! how stunning!

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    6. Rick's Gallery (41 months ago | reply)

      Wow,this is excellent

    7. Mirjam75 (41 months ago | reply)

      Schitterend plaatje!

    8. Syl v H (admiring your shots in rare free time) [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)

      Oh wat is ie mooi.

    9. Mark S Payne (41 months ago | reply)

      Amazing!

      All the Goldfinch that I have been feeding up all summer have now left for continental Europe. I hope they come back in spring.
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    10. Dreaming ... (41 months ago | reply)

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    11. gustaf wallen (41 months ago | reply)

      Stunning! Looks like he's posing at a studio shoot. Very good contrasting colours. Well done!
      Congratulations on Explore.

    12. Aegolius (41 months ago | reply)

      Love the simple composition. Sounds like you have our weather. Clouds clouds clouds.

    13. davidkonecny (41 months ago | reply)

      beautiful in its simplicity!

    14. www.digitaldirect.ca (41 months ago | reply)

      so beautiful! Congrats

    15. Pat Ulrich (41 months ago | reply)

      exceptional composition! wow!

    16. Mountain Vision (41 months ago | reply)

      Another excellent shot.

    17. marpê (41 months ago | reply)

      Magnifique!

    18. Ga clicker (41 months ago | reply)

      Boy, you've really got these bird shots down. This beautiful one is an instant fave for me...

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    19. aygee1 (41 months ago | reply)

      nice shot

    20. helena.vanova (41 months ago | reply)

      Great image my friend !!!

    21. *Marea* (41 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful depth!

    22. BjörnGud (41 months ago | reply)

      Very nice. Well, well, we have summer weather here in Iceland.

    23. beebebear [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)

      so pretty!!!

    24. brian807 (41 months ago | reply)

      super photo

    25. CaZ* (41 months ago | reply)

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    26. marinela 2008 (41 months ago | reply)

      Very beautiful winter scene !
      Congrats on Explore !

    27. gudmundsdottir_lara (41 months ago | reply)

      I just love your photos !!

    28. charissa1066 (41 months ago | reply)

      Gorgeous image. Congratulations!

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    29. OXALISFOTO (41 months ago | reply)

      Great shot !!! 10 +++

    30. peakpark (41 months ago | reply)

      And you shure are making the best of it with some great shots on interesting perches with superb backgrounds and lovely compositions.

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    32. DorsetBirder (41 months ago | reply)

      Excellent - they look even better than normal in a snow-scene.

    33. ShutterBug1997. (41 months ago | reply)

      wow This is much prettier than our Goldfinches here!

    34. sindri_skulason (41 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful shot. :-)

    35. Svenni and his Icelandic birds. (41 months ago | reply)

      Great capture and beautiful !

    36. shottwokill (41 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called This is Excellent - (Contest - What Made You Happy this Holiday, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    37. loweryjes (41 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called high quality nature, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

      beautiful!

    38. supaho06 (41 months ago | reply)

      simply stunning!

    39. Don Delaney (41 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful composition and great exposure!

    40. Sam Maas (41 months ago | reply)

      Superb !! The details are awesome, and the background is in adequation with carduelis tones and colors !!

    41. bill flitney (41 months ago | reply)

      A beautiful bird.

      Goldfinches are fairly common on the thistles here in England and are difficult to get close to. Excellent picture and very well done.

      Best wishes from Bill Flitney.

    42. Txan Cardona (41 months ago | reply)

      excellents colours!
      great light!
      so cool

    43. VRMJ (41 months ago | reply)

      great shot!

    44. Zill Niazi (41 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kaleidoscopic Vision, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    45. Mickeycop (41 months ago | reply)

      Great shot, keep up the good work!

    46. Claire*R (41 months ago | reply)

      What a lovely bird ! A real gem !
      (seen in explore)

    47. hvhe1 (41 months ago | reply)

      Ooh!! Een van mijn favorieten!! Wat een prachtige opname! Helaas heb ik het ene puttertje dat vorig jaar op de oprit zat dit jaar niet terug gezien (en dat terwijl ik alle kaardebollen had laten staan, Ondankbaar ding :-)
      Prachtige met die ronde bevroren zaadbollen.

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