Nice sequence on the Goldfinch!
William Leigh leightern@xxxxxxx
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; shenvalbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:11:47 -0400
Subject: [shenvalbirds] Goldfinch shakes water in less than 1 second - turning
head 180 degrees
The rain must have gotten to a goldfinch sitting in a dogwood outside our door.
I was photographing him when he suddenly puffed up his feathers. I pressed
the shutter and let the camera hum, taking 6.3 frames per second. In 5/6ths of
1 second the bird had completed the shake and returned to an alert position on
the branch. During the shake, the head was turned 180 degrees. A drop of
water is flying off the tip of the beak. I know this is not very important,
but I still found it interesting to see what takes place when he shakes, and
how fast it happens.
If you wish to, you may see the photos at
http://www.naturefriendmagazine.com/photos/ under “Finch, Gold.” The first ;
photo was taken about two seconds before the shake began.
Kevin Shank
Dayton, VA
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