American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

We had a dumping of wet snow which made for a nice blanketing on the

bushes. Caught this shot in the morning before it had a chance to

melt and get messy. Thoughts and criticism are appreciated.

hate to refer to bokeh (or however you say it...) but the out of focus elements in the back grab my eye more than the otherwise lovely image of the bird. maybe it is a jpeg artifact? Not sure, but the blurred horizontal lines between the branch and the bird just won't let go of my eyes

Sounds like some cropping may help. I had been thinking that the parallel branches added interest, but perhaps it's just a distraction. Thanks for your comment!

Very nice image!

C.G., I actually like the bokeh on the background. With that blurred branch the whole picture looks more balanced IMHO. I would prefer to see a tighter cropping to remove 1/4 from the right.