Golden Front Woodpecker

Gallery: AvianPosted April 8, 2010242 views23 comments

D300 200-400mm w/ 1.7 TC @ 640mm F6.7 1/320 ISO 400

One of my favorite new ( for me) birds from my winter on the Texas coast. Really like the yellow, red, orange top.

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on April 8, 2010 at 2:22 PM

Wow, wonderful bird, and great capture of it. I love how you framed it, and colours are gorgeous.

Paolo

Registered on August 29, 2007, 318 Posts, 1651 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on April 8, 2010 at 3:46 PM

Feather detail, BG, pose and lighting all great on this one. Good job Bob.

Registered on April 20, 2008, 307 Posts, 604 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 8, 2010 at 3:59 PM

Bob,
great detail, background and colors. Excellent capture!

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on April 8, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Looks like a twist on the red belly! Beautiful shot of a beautiful bird. I second Richs comment, pass them my address. LOL

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce Palla on April 8, 2010 at 5:03 PM

New for me as well. Very cool looking bird and a great shot to boot.

Registered on December 19, 2007, 25 Posts, 328 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 8, 2010 at 5:49 PM

Excellent detail and colors.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on April 8, 2010 at 5:49 PM

Love the colours and detail here Bob. Excellent work.

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 8, 2010 at 8:03 PM

What a beautiful bird! I like the out of place feather and the ducktail doo. Please send them my address, too

Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on April 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM

We have had a few nice Woodpeckers lately and this is right up there with the best.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 8, 2010 at 9:05 PM

He's a beauty, I only wish for a bit more of a headturn here.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 8, 2010 at 9:08 PM

Wow, never even knew they existed. Really nice, super sharp too

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on April 8, 2010 at 9:20 PM

I think these are one of the coolest woodpeckers for their colors and you captured a classic shot with gorgeous hues

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 8, 2010 at 10:21 PM

Wow, what a beauty. Looks as thought he's getting ready to go to work-neat capture. Where, If I might ask Bob, did you find him?

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 8, 2010 at 10:46 PM

Gorgeous job on the bird, Bob and I really like the textures in the perch. Outstanding image.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 8, 2010 at 11:05 PM

great looking bird and photo, with super color and detail. agree that the only thing missing is a bit of a head turn.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on April 9, 2010 at 12:18 AM

Stunning image, Bob.

The larger version just shines. I like the crop and composition. Phenomenal sharpness and the sap on the trunk puts it over the edge.

Thanks for sharing this!

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on April 9, 2010 at 12:26 AM

This is gorgeous! I would have liked a slight look back, but it's not important.

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on April 9, 2010 at 9:09 AM

Nice capture. Wish I could see one of these guys much less get a shot this good.

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on April 9, 2010 at 9:43 AM

Very impressive, great depth of field, The slight tilt of the head clearly shows the great colors in the bird's head. There is nothing that could be improved in my opinion.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Saunders on April 9, 2010 at 10:54 AM

He's a stunner Bob. I'd like a head turn too, but well done man