Lovely pose, sharp, excellent detail and exposure control. Bird is a bit big in the frame for my taste. Since this is a setup maybe you can try a more inetersting perch.
Beautiful detail, nice light and great exposure. And I like the inquisitive pose. Might consider shifting him just a bit left in the frame, with a little more room on the right.
Sharp with beautiful detail, an inquisitive pose, and a nice BKGR. I am with Bill; taking some off the left would help.
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What a shot....the pose makes this one special. sharpness, exp, dof are all excellent. I like Bill's crop suggestion. In addition, adding a tad on top will also help and address Ofer and Daniel's points about bird-big-in-frame.
Thank you all for the feedback...I was questioning the position of the Goldfinch in the frame so I was looking forward to what others thought about it....I guess I was too worried about keeping his head un-centered.
Here is another version following the much appreciated suggestions.
I don't worry about the perches I use too much...I'd rather concentrate on the bird on it than the perch plus this perch is used for Hummingbirds but this Goldfinch decided to sit here for a bit instead.