White Woodpecker

Gallery: AvianPosted August 26, 2011620 views21 comments

Hi everyone, I returned last weekend from a great trip to Argentina and came down with a cold, today I finally got around to viewing and editing a few images from the trip. This was taken on my last full day of bird photography in the Ibera Marshes. We were very lucky to get a group of these birds down low in a farmers field. This species is in the same genus as the Acorn Woodpecker and has some of the same behaviors - flocking, being quite vocal and animated. This is full frame.

The Ibera Marshes rank with the Pantanal in Brazil and the Llanos in Venezuela as the most important wetlands for birds and wildlife in South America.

7D 500F4 1.4x 1/640 F7.1 iso 500, evaluative metering -0.3, handheld

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21 comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on August 26, 2011 at 10:33 PM

What a gorgeous (x2) Woodpecker! You had the exposure spot on, too! I think I'd better earmark Argentina as a must-visit place for birds.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 27, 2011 at 1:33 AM

Fantastic bird and excellent image, as usual!
Sounds like a great trip -

Sandy

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 27, 2011 at 3:13 AM

Nate i could not find a nit if i looked all day its a super image.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on August 27, 2011 at 6:26 AM

Nice shot of what looks to me like a difficult bird to photograph, Nate. You managed to show detail in the blacks without blowing the whites. The perch and bg colors contrast beautifully with those of the bird too.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 27, 2011 at 9:00 AM

Beautiful bird from your trip Nate!
This looks excellent, it's a great pleasure to view these species from South America..

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 27, 2011 at 10:27 AM

Neat woodpecker! Very nice image.

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on August 27, 2011 at 4:12 PM

A beautiful capture of a beautiful woodpecker Nate. I like everything about this image.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 27, 2011 at 4:19 PM

Nate, I do believe this is my first tie viewing a white woodpecker. Very nice detail, BG and exposure on this. Love the yellow around the eye. Nice work and hope your cold gets better.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on August 27, 2011 at 5:14 PM

What an interesting bird, Nate! Super shot overall.The eye and eye-ring are noticeable even in the thumbnail. Top exposure techs, background and a perch with character.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 27, 2011 at 8:09 PM

Wonderful shot, I've don't recall ever seeing a picture of this woodpecker before. Nice to see something new.

Ray

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on August 27, 2011 at 9:04 PM

Excellent, Nate. Great sharpness, handling of white. I love the perch-and a bird I'll probably never see. Great job.

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Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on August 27, 2011 at 10:22 PM

Nate... beautiful image of an amazing bird. Congrats.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 27, 2011 at 11:54 PM

L Bird Nate!!! Love the yellow mask and blue eye. Excellent exposure work as usual, great background too. Can't wait to see more...

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by May Haga on August 28, 2011 at 12:51 PM

Awesome Nate. Love the background, the setting and the bird. Guess I should have stayed longer!!
May

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on August 28, 2011 at 9:44 PM

WOW! Love the bird and everything about this image.

Peter

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on August 28, 2011 at 11:04 PM

Incredible bird and a great photo! No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 28, 2011 at 11:05 PM

Wow, very interesting setting and the woodpecker is amazing. Love that yellow around the eye, cool. The dark green in the background is perfect.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 29, 2011 at 5:38 PM

What a cool looking bird! Nicely done, Nate.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on August 29, 2011 at 9:16 PM

Excellent Nate. Great perch and background and a really cool looking bird. Those eyes are awesome.