Cold Winters Day
by Darren Fisher
Title
Cold Winters Day
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
A beautiful Gold Finch perched on a limb on a cold Winters day. I enhanced that mood with a background tesxtured and also used digitial effects to give the image the look of a painting. The American goldfinch prefers open country where weeds thrive, such as fields, meadows, flood plains, as well as roadsides, orchards, and gardens. It may also be found in open deciduous and riparian woodlands and areas of secondary growth.[22] This habitat preference continues during the spring and autumn migrations.[15]
The summer breeding range stretches across North America from coast to coast. It is bounded on the north by Saskatchewan and stretches south across North America to North Carolina on the east coast, and northern California on the west coast. The American goldfinch is a short-distance migrant, moving south in response to colder weather and lessened food supply. The migration is completed in compact flocks, which travel in an erratic, wavelike flight pattern.[23]
Its winter range includes southern Canada and stretches south through the United States to parts of Mexico. In winter, in the northern part of its range, the finch may move nearer to feeders if they are available. In southern ranges, during winter, they remain in areas similar to the fields and flood plains where they live during the summer months.
Attempts were made to introduce the American goldfinch into Bermuda in the 19th century, and Tahiti in 1938, but the species failed to become established.
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March 15th, 2017
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Comments (24)
Kim Tran
So sweet and lovely presented Darren! L/f/pin( https://uk.pinterest.com/Kimtran2016/fine-art-america-artists/ )
Rusalka Koroleva
Marvellous artwork, Darren! Love the color contrast you created and this sweet small gold finch in the cold... L/f
Lenore Senior
Outstanding! I love this!! v/f and my Pick of the Day in the Best of Minimalism in Photography group discussion!
Wes Iversen
A outstanding capture and beautifully processed, Darren! I love the warm tones of the bird and branch, which really pop out against that soft background! L/F