Exotic...

[Arlen]

...male American house finch, in situ.


 

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

A nice setting for the portrait.

We get house finches at our bird feeders, which aren't nearly as attractive.

[francois]

Nice image and the colors of this finch are perfectly complemented by the lush greens.
Bravo!

[Lloyd Mayeda]

Nice image!    in situ in a Japanese maple...hmmm     Maybe that's why it is "Exotic"?   

[Arlen]

Nice image!    in situ in a Japanese maple...hmmm     Maybe that's why it is "Exotic"?   

Maybe.   And with a couple of big leaf maples in the background, perhaps this one prefers maple diversity in its surroundings. 

Thanks to all of you for looking and commenting.

[kers]

very nice portrait!
Like the softness in the image; this time i am curious about the lens... 85 FF ?

[Arlen]

Thanks, Pieter, I'm glad you like it. The soft feel is largely attributable to a heavily overcast sky. This was taken with an Olympus M 4/3 system; using their excellent 40-150mm f/2.8 lens, plus their 1.4x teleconverter, to yield 210 mm. Converted to full frame equivalent, that is 420 mm.