Goldfinch & sunflower kernels

A long time ago, when the garden was swamped wih siskins, I tried to take a similar picture with a film camera. The click of the shutter, no matter how I tried to mask it, always gave the birds a startled look. It also seems to take at least 30 shots just to get one with the bird looking in the right direction! In contrast this was suprisingly simple; with all the lights and beeps turned off the camera is near-silent and the goldfinch was totally relaxed about the big black box hanging a few feet away. Still took 30 shots to get a decent pose though.