Golden-Fronted WP

Gallery: AvianPosted March 19, 2011209 views20 comments

South Texas is full of these beautiful WP's. I believe their US range is only in parts of Texas and southern oklahoma.

I got lots of images of them, but liked this one best . It shows the colors of both the head and the breast, and it's on an interesting tree.

D300s
500mm
1/200 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 500
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 19, 2011 at 2:43 PM

Complimentary colors and a nice pose. Well done

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Comment posted by Phil Mclean on March 19, 2011 at 3:55 PM

Lovely portrait of a beautiful bird.Interest in the tree and a nice background too.
Good one Sandy.

Phil.

Registered on March 16, 2010, 30 Posts, 153 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 19, 2011 at 4:21 PM

Cool shot Sandy. Love this species. Really a nice comp. Love the great look at the bird, the BG, and the tree. Bird is very sharp. Well done.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 19, 2011 at 5:14 PM

Beautiful classic WP shot, Sandy. Do you know the ID of the tree?

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 19, 2011 at 5:27 PM

Phil - I think this is a Chinquapin oak .

Maybe one of the Texans will know for sure - if not, I know who I can ask..

Sandy

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 19, 2011 at 5:32 PM

The tree adds a lot to this - I love the textures and colors in the bark.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 19, 2011 at 5:53 PM

Matching bark for the bird! I like this a lot. Sharon

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

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on March 19, 2011 at 6:44 PM

very bright colours. the larger version offers also good details. Composition is ok to me.

Luca.

Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on March 19, 2011 at 8:00 PM

Nice one Sandy!

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 19, 2011 at 8:34 PM

How pretty is he? Great detail and colorful bg

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on March 19, 2011 at 9:56 PM

Excellent colors bith of bird and tree bark very well rendered. Background also very good.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 19, 2011 at 10:07 PM

A very nice shot of this South Texas specialty, nice colors. I could see taking some off the top if you haven't already cropped it much.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 19, 2011 at 10:51 PM

Beautiful, Sandy. Excellent detail and pose. The bg really works nicely with this species.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 20, 2011 at 4:39 AM

Very neat shot, Sandy. Well done. Congrs.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 20, 2011 at 7:16 AM

Great shot Sandy - nice even light, detail and textured trunk.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on March 20, 2011 at 11:37 AM

Okay where does one go in south Texas to see these. On my list for a trip next year. Love the pose showing off those excellent colors and the soft light. I like the slightly open bill too.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 20, 2011 at 4:27 PM

Lovely image - I especially like the typical pose, curved trunk and the similitude of reddish and yellow-green patches in bird and bark.

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on March 20, 2011 at 5:42 PM

I just got my first images of this species this winter in south Texas too. This is a really nice image, I think I'd crop a bit more from the top. Bg and perch are perfect, very sharp.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 20, 2011 at 11:40 PM

Beautiful image Sandy, easy to understand why you like it so much :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 22, 2011 at 12:36 AM

I almost missed this one, a fine shot Sandy. Wonderful colors to this WP. I like the pose, perch and background, way to go.

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