Another visitor to our back deck thicket feeders. I would prefer to catch them in the branches around the feeders, but this young gentleman just has so much finchenality that I will forgive him his choice of perch. Besides, a bird’s gotta eat, especially a bird coming into what might well be it’s first adult breeding plumage. I think that, in part, because this bird has been “sparing” with the other adult males that come to the feeder. The molt on this bird makes for an interesting bedraggled look. Almost a Goldfinch. 🙂

Canon SX50HS. Program with iContrast and Auto Shadow Control. -1/3EV exposure compensation. 1200mm equivalent field of view. f6.5 @ 1/100th @ ISO 800. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.