Red-naped Sapsucker

Gallery: AvianPosted May 30, 20171,833 views7 comments

Canon 1DX, 500mm f4 x 1.4 TC, handheld
f6.3, 1/640, ISO 3200

Spotted this gentleman along West Mountain Road in central Idaho. The perch is an ancient telephone pole.

60% of full frame. Adjustments to Levels; selective brightening and sharpening of the bird.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 30, 2017 at 12:16 AM

Very nice as posted. A favorite species, shown well on an interesting pole.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on May 30, 2017 at 2:37 AM

An excellent capture with great color and fine detail, Jim! The vertical format works particularly well because of the birds vertical orientation and the vertical lines of the tree trunk.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 30, 2017 at 8:38 AM

And he even gave you the right head turn to show the nape! Quite the gentleman. Excellent image, Jim.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 30, 2017 at 12:11 PM

Jim, there is something about this that makes my eyes hurt! Meaning no disrespect—this is a more than adequate image—but there is something about the head turn?? On a more serious note, I could wish for a skosh more detail in the blacks. I like, however, you caught the red nape, which suggests that you consciously waited for this to happen..

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on May 30, 2017 at 8:03 PM

He gave you a nice pose to show off the nape. Jim. I really like the pose and that old pole makes a great perch.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 31, 2017 at 4:11 PM

A really pretty Sapsucker shot with a nice head turn and classic pose. Really nice detail and background. I had one in my mountain ash about two weeks ago for one day but the lighting wasn't so hot.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on May 31, 2017 at 4:41 PM

Great shot Jim, nice colors and detail in the Sapsucker.

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