Lesser Goldfinch

Two Lesser Goldfinches perched on different tree branches.
Lesser Goldfinch, Tecolote Canyon Trail, San Diego, CA, April 23, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Lesser Goldfinch (Sinus psaltria). This is one of the 17 or 18 new species (I’m still trying to figure one out) for me when I went on a San Diego Audubon bird walk while I was in the area for a conference. My first photographic evidence occurred on April 23, 2022.

Brilliant male Lesser Goldfinch standing on a rock next to some water.
Lesser Goldfinch, Crescent Bend Nature Park, Cibolo, TX May 12, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-10,000; f/10; 1/1250 sec. -0.7 exposure bias.
Female Lesser Goldfinch perched on a small branch in a tree.
Lesser Goldfinch, Crescent Bend Nature Park, Cibolo, TX May 12, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/10; 1/800 sec. -0.7 exposure bias.
Lesser Goldfinch perched on a small branch and looking over its shoulder back toward the camera.
Lesser Goldfinch, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 20, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/800 sec.