Number 10

 For the tenth image in my 2024 series I have selected a close up of a Lesser Goldfinch.  At Canoa Ranch this past fall the goldfinch were busy working the last of the sunflower heads. I was able to make an image of this little one.In the late afternoon light.

Olympus OM1, 1/1250sec, f/5.6, iso 800, -.3 exposure, 500mm focal length, handheld.