American Goldfinch captured by Z 9 / Z60f4 TC
The second snow of the season is already on its way out of the Sapphires leaving barely two inches on the ground which is already peaking through. The first snows of the season are warmer then the rest of winter so the snow quickly disappears. Each winter I seem to have a new piece of equipment that I want to take out in the snow and get shots. Last year it was the Z400f4.5 and this year it’s the Z600f4 TC. With the snow still falling the birds were porking out at the seed feeders. I grabbed the gear and went out to capture what I could. The light was a tad on the darker side but the American Goldfinches with their winter yellows were perfect. Shooting handheld, I stood just inches beyond the Z600f4 TC’s MFD and looked for the best perches with snow clinging to them. I then just waited. It was a great hour session with about a half dozen species coming into the viewfinder. Went back out this morning and sadly the snow had already disappeared from the boughs. It will be that way for the next few weeks when it snows, the race is on.