Then he flew into the bokeh

Managed to snap this little goldfinch...
Nothing I tried this weekend worked, I sat on the ground for ages waiting for a bug or bee to come past... I took a shot of a reflection in a puddle which dried up while I was there... and got lots of over-exposed shots of fat pigeons. Thank goodness for the goldfinch.
Despite uploading 3 shots this weeknd I will somehow wake up 2 days behind again - Nevertheless, I have every hope that next week will be marvellous. I wish the same for all of you and thank everyone who called by my little offerings this weekend, you're all really lovable and totally gorgeous! Mwah

[Padlock]

Great shot of a lovely bird. Keep going u will catch up.

[Kitti Nelson]

Gorgeous wee star!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Our goldfinches are yellow and black so this is a new one for me. Cute little fellow and a nice capture!

[Sheralee S]

Gorgeous little fellow! Love that red head. I had two double banded finches at my tiny pond this morning but they were gone before I could reach for the camera.

[Stephen]

Lovely shot, worth the wait, love that green.

[Andrew]

Lovely shot, don't give up! It's days like this that test us and inspire us to do better tomorrow!

[AC]

Love the red color of his head! Very nice capture.

[Michelle]

So pretty!

[KWind]

Nice capture! I love him/her against that pretty green!

[alia_801]

Great capture of the pretty little birdy! Lovely green bokeh too.
(My 'flower' shots today were shocking too, but no chance for new ones...)

[Hazel A]

Great capture of this lovely little goldfinch

[Taephy]

such a lovely color Phil, nice shot!

[Sharon]

What a beautiful bird!

[Diana]

I want to see the photos of the fat pigeons! This little fellow is very colourful! Cool bokeh as well!

[Holly Anna Schwartz]

Hey, Phil. Love that bird! I miss hearing from you. Hope all is well.
I'm trying to play catch-up here....as usual. XO

[Shirley Banford]

Excellent capture! He looks wary of you.

[Mac]

Lovely catch! I wonder what it's like in the bokeh? Soft and ethereal? Or squishy like jelly?

[Lisa Pouncy]

He's a cute little guy. I know the feeling. I sometimes feel a bit smug when I 'catch up' but it soon goes tits up again and I'm back to being behind. Assignment done now though so may get a couple of days off before the next one starts xx

[John]

Cute birdie

[Bev]

Great shot, Phil! :) Beautiful color of the bird and stuff in the feeder! Fantastic focus. Wonderful job! :)

[Sean O'Neill]

Fantastic bokeh Phil. Another dimension!