The male Goldfinches in Columbus Ohio were just coming into their breeding/summer plumage. The bright yellow was patchy and the black cap was more a salt and pepper effect…with the pepper just beginning to hold its own. While they come to our feeders in Maine, it is always wonderful too see them in their native element…in a field of Thistle like this one, working the heads for left over seed.

Olympus OM-D E-M10 with 75-300mm zoom. 562mm equivalent. Shutter preferred. 1/800th @ ISO 200 @ f7.1. Processed in Snapseed on my tablet. Cropped slightly for composition.