{"id":4961,"date":"2014-04-08T06:43:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T10:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=4961"},"modified":"2014-04-08T06:43:33","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T10:43:33","slug":"goldfinches-in-the-thistle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=4961","title":{"rendered":"Goldfinches in the Thistle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/wpid-p4061206_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"P4061206_1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/wpid-p4061206_1.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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&#8230;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&#8230;in a field of Thistle like this one, working the heads for left over seed. <\/p>\n<p>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. 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