Male Golden-fronted Woodpecker


Posted by Gene Gwin on Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:57 am

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Photo taken at Laguna Seca Ranch in South Texas last week.

Nikon D810, 300mm lens, 1.4 TC, 1/1600 sec at f/9.0, ISO 640.

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by Jan Wegener on Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:46 am
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awesome :)
 

by Gaurav Mittal on Mon Feb 20, 2017 8:49 am
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Very cool image. Nice pose, details and a sweet background.
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by Alan Bryant on Mon Feb 20, 2017 9:57 am
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Fantastic Gene!
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by john on Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:15 am
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That's great! Its one of those "go either way" images.
 

by Karl Egressy on Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:15 pm
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Wow, this is so cool with the tongue showing.
 

by Jakejacoby on Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:40 pm
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Beautifully captured - thanks.
 

by LynnS on Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:56 pm
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Gene, great catch with that upside-down pose.  The tongue adds an extra element of interest, along with the vibrant red of eyes and head.
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by TerryWSmith on Mon Feb 20, 2017 9:15 pm
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All the good stuff here.

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by Sandeep Chakraborty on Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:39 am
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Great light, pose and sweet background
 

by Axel Hildebrandt on Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:49 am
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Great details, BG and good-looking bird, Gene!
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by dissent on Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:04 pm
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I can see why this got an EP. Nice stuff.
 

by Mako_Elite on Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:24 pm
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Amazing shot, great detail. Well deserved EP.
 

by David Salem on Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:48 pm
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Fantastic!! Love the pose and the great details. Congrats on the EP
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by mikullashbee on Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:57 pm
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Awesome shot Gene. 90 degrees CC rotation with a repost and you may be up for another EP mate. Congrats on this great shot.
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by WOlf38 on Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:03 pm
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Beautiful, Gene!
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by Denis55 on Sat Feb 25, 2017 1:35 pm
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What a beauty Gene!
 

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