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22-AUG-2010 © 2010 Bob Walker

Pine Siskin #1447

White Rock, NM

Carduelis pinus

The Pine Siskins are by far the dominant birds of the last two weeks. They showed up all at once, up to a dozen or more at a time. Normally, our House Finches prefer sunflower seeds, and Lesser Goldfinches prefer the Nyjer thistle sock. Pine Siskins are not at all so choosy -- they congregate on both feeders, driving off the other birds, not so much by aggressiveness, but by sheer numbers. This one scattered off to a pine branch, which I found acceptable for a picture.

Canon EOS-1D Mark III ,Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/1250s f/8.0 at 600.0mm iso1600 (with a 2x TC) full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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