Golden-frontedWoodpecker

Gallery: AvianPosted May 16, 2014162 views10 comments

Here's another shot from our recent Texas trip. There was a Golden-fronted Woodpecker nest very close to one of the blinds at Santa Clara Ranch. The parents delivered a "balanced diet" of both fruits and insects to their young. The cavity is just below the knot in the tree here. The young weren't old enough to be sticking their heads out yet.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1.4x 1/320 F8, iso 1250, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley head, processed on my laptop.

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10 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 16, 2014 at 5:24 PM

Love that blueberry-n-beak, my favorite fruit too

Very nice!

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Comment posted by David Haynes on May 16, 2014 at 8:25 PM

Nate,
Stellar image. Love the rootbeer eye and blueberry beak. :) Nice job for processing on your laptop. Looks like you had a great trip.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on May 17, 2014 at 1:49 PM

Nate
That is a great shot of a Golden-fronted Woodpecker. I love the
blue berry.

Peter J. Morrissey

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 17, 2014 at 1:58 PM

Very nice, Nate.
Pretty good details on large version, bg is excellent. I liked this!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 17, 2014 at 3:11 PM

Nice behavior capture. Excellent techs.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 17, 2014 at 8:00 PM

Beautiful composition, Nate and the berry caps it off nicely.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 18, 2014 at 6:40 AM

Excellent shot Nate

. Great on the techs and pose. Like it ! Best, Hans

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 18, 2014 at 11:21 AM

Nate, I must have just missed you. I was just there last week and got back on Thursday. Love the green BG...really makes the bird pop off the page. nice setting as well and of course the berry is a bonus.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on May 20, 2014 at 11:17 AM

Very nice image Nate. You had some nice soft light and a pleasant background. Good pose and love the berry. Dave

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 25, 2014 at 6:23 AM

Nice one Nate - the berry's a bonus

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