For the past month, this unusual goldfinch has been coming to my feeders. We call her Melania!!
Unlike a leucistic or albino bird that lacks pigment, this little lady (or boy) has too much melanin.
She has been difficult to photograph well, as she prefers to feed on the ground. On this day, we had some overnight snow and she landed on the snow on the deck railing.
I am posting this mostly to show you the unusual subject as opposed to being a great image!
Canon 1 DX 600mm and 1.4 x
f 6.3 SS 1/640 ISO 1600
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail
That's a first for me! I've only seen melanistic (black) squirrels and didn't know goldfinches could have the same pigmentation. It might be an unusual bird but the image is nicely captured, and he/she really stands out nicely against the white snow in the foreground. Only thing I would fix is the little orange speck of something-or-other in the snow below behind the bird.