Goldfinch - 50-40d-04509

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) sat on a japanese flowering quince.

Family: Finches (Fringillidae).

50% crop from original image.

Location: Surrey, UK.

Equipment: Canon EOS 40D DSLR, Tamron SP 300mm F/2.8 LD (60B) Adaptall-2 Lens, with Tamron SP 2X teleconverter model 01F.

Settings: F/2.8, 1/390s, ISO 200. 600mm (960mm) and effective f/5.6 aperture.