Category Archives: Take 5

Take 5: Goldfinches Aglow

American goldfinches breed relatively late in the year, so you may be seeing more goldfinch activity right now. Look for them plucking thistle seeds and listen for their enthusiastic songs. Here are five images of these energetic birds captured by past participants in our Photo Contest.

2013 Photo Contest Entry © Kim Nagy

2013 Photo Contest Entry © Kim Nagy

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Sash Dias

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Sash Dias

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Christopher Ciccone

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Christopher Ciccone

2014 Photo Contest Entry © Rosalee Zammuto

2014 Photo Contest Entry © Rosalee Zammuto

2014 Photo Contest Entry © Dawn Puliafico

2014 Photo Contest Entry © Dawn Puliafico

We’d love to see your best photos. Enter our 2015 Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest!

Take 5: Incoming!

These stunning photos of birds coming in for a landing, taken by past participants of our Photo Contest, show the beauty and complexity of bird wings.

2014 Photo Contest Entry © Richard Alvarnaz

2014 Photo Contest Entry © Richard Alvarnaz

2013 Photo Contest Entry © Greg Saulmon

2013 Photo Contest Entry © Greg Saulmon

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Frank Vitale

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Frank Vitale

2012 Photo Contest Entry © David Ennis

2012 Photo Contest Entry © David Ennis

2014 Photo Contest Entry © Sherry Leffert

2014 Photo Contest Entry © Sherry Leffert

We’d love to see your best photos. Enter our 2015 Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest!