ManiacMom's Fotothing

Been up since the crack of dawn and it's cold and windy. brrrrr
Went out back to do some test shots with shutter speed, iso and exposure compensation. Got some hummingbird pictures that I'll post later.
The above is a huge treat! :) I was on the ground waiting for the hummers and look who showed up. I crawled on the ground from the sidewalk to the grass and was near the orange tree when the sprinklers came on. I can still get up pretty darn fast when there is a camera in my hand.

This is a male Lawrence's Goldfinch. I've been waiting for him. :) I do have more, too.

Taken from Cornell Universities birds site......

"The erratic movements of this species make tracking of trends very difficult, but overall population size is probably less than 200,000. Because of its limited numbers, is included in the category of highest concern (red) on the Audubon WatchList."