Love the looks, Buddy. Yes, that’s me, standing over here on the back deck, taking your picture.
He was waiting impatiently in line for the feeder. Those (@*Q#& finches are hogs, he’s thinking. Hey, maybe there’s a spot opening up…
I can’t determine if this is a female, or an immature black-headed grosbeak. They are very similar… The body looks small, so maybe immature; but that’s a very adult stare-down look.
We also had numerous goldfinches and male purple finches, but both were camera-shy, and did not approach the back deck during the 20 minutes I was out there photographing. I would need a longer telephoto lens to get good shots of the shyer birds.