Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Posted by Gene Gwin on Thu Sep 14, 2023 7:25 am

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Female Golden-fronted Woodpecker photographed at the Laguna Seca Ranch in deep South Texas 27 April 2023.

You can tell this is a female because it does not have a red dot on its head.

1/1000 sec
f/6.3
ISO 800

Nikon Z9
Nikon 500 pf

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by david fletcher on Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:08 am

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Terrific capture Gene. Brilliant pose and setting.

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by peter makuch on Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:55 pm

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I like your timing part on getting the tail in a open fan position and the rest is good as-well, swell stuff GENE.

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by Gene Gwin on Thu Sep 14, 2023 3:17 pm

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peter makuch wrote: I like your timing part on getting the tail in a open fan position and the rest is good as-well, swell stuff GENE.

Peter, When a Woodpecker lands on a perch, they almost always use their tail to form a three-point position, and this helps to make them much more stable.

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by paul fletcher on Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:34 pm

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Another fine woodpecker image, Gene. Quite an interesting perch- a nice touch of yellow from the cactus top, adds to the photo here, as well.

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Sep 15, 2023 4:51 am

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Nicely done, Gene! I always wonder why anything wants to land on a prickly perch like this.

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:26 pm