Pine Siskins by CavalierLady

Photography • Photo Manipulation • posted on Apr 19, 2015

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I only get to see the Pine Siskins during spring and fall migrations. So to take advantage of their brief presence, I got some shots of them coming in for a drink of water. Half a dozen shots of the same action would get boring, so I put them all together. Only the central bird just leaving the birdbath is the original shot. I added the other three in postwork. Siskins are small finches and look similar to the female House Finch but have more stripes along the chest and stomach. And some love yellow bits as well, but the Pine Siskin is much more drab than the European Siskin. Try zoom for detail. And thanks very much for your recent views and comments.

Comments (14)

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rangeriderrichard

7:40AM | Sun, 19 April 2015

Excellent shot and postwork!

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Richardphotos

7:47AM | Sun, 19 April 2015

superb focus and timing

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kgb224

9:41AM | Sun, 19 April 2015

Superb capture and post work Maria. God bless.

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X-PaX

12:01PM | Sun, 19 April 2015

Excellent postwork and beautiful captures.

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durleybeachbum

12:27PM | Sun, 19 April 2015

Gosh, you are clever, Maria!

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irisinthespring

12:53PM | Sun, 19 April 2015

Marvelous capture of them in action, love it!

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helanker

1:54PM | Sun, 19 April 2015

WOW! I am impressed. I would never have guessed you added some of them to the picture. Superbly done, Maria :-)

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MrsRatbag

8:17PM | Sun, 19 April 2015

Fantastic work! I'm wondering if the baby I saw at my feeder last week was one of these; it had a yellow stripe on its tail, but was downy on the chest, and had the generic stripey/mottled colour of many baby birds. Such a sweet little thing, very trusting and let me come right up to it, but of course I didn't have my camera in hand at the time.

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Adobe_One_Kenobi

8:17PM | Sun, 19 April 2015

Excellent composite Tex, like above I would not have known unless you said.

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DennisReed

12:14AM | Mon, 20 April 2015

cool

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Hendesse

7:44AM | Mon, 20 April 2015

There is a lot of movement in this fantastic shot. Perfectly done!!

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jayfar

1:02PM | Mon, 20 April 2015

Cleverly done Maria - splendid image.

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goodoleboy

11:18PM | Mon, 20 April 2015

Terrific composite of the Pine Siskins, a species I never even heard of, in this great image, Maria. You show them at various angles as they appear to be hovering about the fountain.

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