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    Default First male Siskin of the year in my garden

    In fact I saw the female yesterday, this is the first male, but they are easy to capture on camera, as they sit on the feeder for a while, like the Greenfinches. Taken through the kitchen window so not the clearest.
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    Great capture.
    I think it's a good photo for being taken through the window

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    The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures.

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    Well done rolf attracting them to your garden, I am still getting visits from them too, but have noticed the goldfinches have dropped off visiting me

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    I've only had sporadic visits from Goldfinches this year Babs, and not seen the Siskins in the same numbers as I used to.

    Unfortunately I had to change over to Squirrel proof feeders a couple of years ago and have never seen a Bullfinch since either.
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    Nice shot that Rolf, the bonus being your windows are clean unlike mine

    I keep telling SWMBO what is the point in me cleaning them when they will just get wet again in an hour or two when it rains

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    Using the SLR it can make a dirty window look clean.

    Shame I was in a rush to get out this morning, as there was a male sat at the top of the tree in the garden in bright sunlight and I didn't have time to snap him.
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    Got a couple more shots this morning, still through the window though, he was joined by a couple of Goldfinches as well.
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    The gang is getting bigger now.

    Three males and a female, a bit dull, so all high ISO shots and a bit grainy. :
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