Ruffles
The Chaffinch is one of my favourite garden birds. They are colourful, cheeky and have a lovely warbling song that always puts me in mind of springtime. This little fella, photographed in our “white out” the other day, looks to be a youngster as the top of his head is not the typical pure grey. If there are any birdie experts out there who could clarify this, I would be much obliged!
Canon EOS 50D with Canon EOS 400mm L f/5.6 handheld
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John Wright
Beautiful pose and coloring. I have no idea how you handhold this lens so well.
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks John! Practice is how I handhold the lens! I can hold at 1/250 usually with no problem but prefer to breathe now and again! ;o)
dawndavies
a beautiful capture krys, boy have we had some snow, more forcast and freezing overnight too, local buses only just running a small service, roll on spring lol dawnx
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks Dawn! Poor you! On TV I saw those pics of the Clifton Bridge in snow the shots of where they’ve shut down the Severn Bridge! We have had no snow here at all since Wednesday – it did snow earlier but it was too wet to stick. I don’t think I envy you guys! Stay indoors and keep creating those great pics, why don’t you?! ;o)
joak
brilliant..i ken i shouldny huv pit ma wee robin up!!
Jennifer Woodward
Very cute, lovely capture… I’ve just been stood at the end of our garden trying to photograph the birds, but with four dogs by my feet, the birds were surprisingly shy.. can’t think why ;-)
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks Jennifer – I cheat! I shoot these through the window! That way they only get spooked by each other! If I opened the window and they saw my long white lens pointing at them, they’d be off! ;o)
John Wright
I used to be able to handhold… I’m too shaky even with “only” a 300mm. Tripod, beanbag, bracing against a tree… only way I can manage it.
Kimberly Palmer
Oh my goodness, what a cutie. Love all his/her colours. Cute shot Krys! Wish I could help you, but I don’t know about your Brittish birds. =)
Antanas
so beautiful shot
Jennifer Woodward
Ha ha! Our windows would need a bit of a clean before I could get away with that! :-)
HELUA
A wonderful capture! It´s so pretty…and a little ruffled…
Andy Mueller
What a great shot Krys. That is one beautiful species. We don’t have them here I don’t think.
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks Andy! We don’t have many colourful birds in Merrie Olde England so I am delighted to be able to show off one of them to you. I think this fluffball is confined to Europe and North Africa! ;o)
Richard G Witham
Wow! You couldn’t ask for a sharper photo; I feel like I can reach out and touch it. You really captured the beautiful color of this bird.
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks Richard! I’ve been struggling to get a decent, low ISO shot of these critters and this one obliged and posed for me! ;o)
dawndavies
will do krys hehe yes those shots of the severn bridge was astounding, never ever seen or heard of that before,dawnxx
Bonnie T. Barry
What a fine coat of feathers he’s got, Krys, and you captured him at just the right moment when he was displaying them so proudly, just like a bodybuilder flexing his muscles. Marvelous marvelous marvelous!
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks Bonnie! I wasn’t even aware Chaffinches even had a green patch on their backs until I shot this!!! One of our more colourful birdies (and we don’t have many of those!) ;o)
Diane Schuster
This little guy is so colorful and perky, he reminds me of our yellow finches! Love the image! Dee
eaglewatcher
Beautiful shot—love the detail!!! Looks like he is trying to get warm!
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks Michael! I expect he was indeed trying to get warm – it was our heaviest snowfall in nearly 20 years – the poor little bird must have been totally confused by the white stuff!! ;o)
Kimberley Davitt
incredible detail and clarity
fab image
Al Bourassa
Beautifully clear shot Krys!
Lori Peters
Perfection, again!!!!!! A beautiful little bird. xo
Waleska Luker
Love it!
rosiczka
beautiful shot
AngelaFoster
fantastic macro portrait of such a gorgeous little bird
lorilee
A wonderful capture of this pretty, little bird!!!!!
ktowers
stunning shot , details are so clear
Hawker
Wow what a stunning picture of this beautiful Chaffinch, wellspotted and captured
Barry Norton
Beautiful capture
Ken Boxsell
Beautiful shot Krys
Dusker
Great shot—unfortunately our birds down under not doing as well. Temperatures over 110 degrees for more days than I want to remember. Heather
funkyfacestudio
beautiful shot !
C J Hummel - ...
That is amazing! fantastic clarity and you captured it at the just right moment. Superb
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks, CJ! These birds are getting quite common in our garden but I usually never in the right spot for a good shot! This one was quite cooperative! Have a nice weekend (you must have been up early!)
Marianne Vene...
Beautiful shot Krys, he’s so fluffed up and pretty looking.
Malcolm Chant
WOW thi9s is stunning, how on earth did you manage to get it so clear, my handheld shots always have a bit of bluring in them.
Great capture.
melant1017
What a little darling, so colorful and plump, I love it :)
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Lucindawind
fantastic shot!!! xx
Aurora Pintore
EXCELLENT PICTURE, I LIKE IT VERY MUCH !!!!
Krys Bailey replied
Thank you so much, Aurora (what a lovely name!) ;o)
Kara Emily Krantz
Oh my GOSH! I love the colors here…. I love when birdies ruffle themselves; it makes me ridiculously happy. The fact that you actually captured this is just incredible. :) Beautiful shot. NO wonder you’re so happy you caught these shots! :)
Gregg Williams
Stunning detail and colors, very well done.
Lisa Roberts
What a lovely shot – I love these too
Lisa x
AnnDixon
Gorgeous little Chaffinch, well captured,