Field Flicker

Gallery: AvianPosted September 2, 2011206 views18 comments

Another image from my trip to Argentina. These birds were fairly common around the grounds of one of the lodges in the Ibera region.

Nikon D300s, f8, 1/800, ISO 200, 300 + 2 x tc, HH on my tummy.

Thanks for looking and critiques appreciated.

May

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 2, 2011 at 12:04 PM

Wow, beautiful - never have seen or heard of this bird. What marvelous colours and markings!
Feels just a little tight on top and left to me.
Lovely shot!
Sounds like another wonderful trip!
Does it's name imply that it is mostly a ground bird, as opposed to the N American flickers that prefer trees/woods?
Sandy

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 2, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Fabulous shot May! Looks like you cleaned up on that Argentina trip. I actually like the close shot on this and wouldn't change anythingASAPso, I see North American Flickers on the ground all the time eating, so this looks familiar to me, but with different and beautiful colors!

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on September 2, 2011 at 12:36 PM

I had fond memories observing these flickers in the Pantanal last month. Thanks for sharing and great details!!

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on September 2, 2011 at 2:37 PM

A new one for me as well. Love the colors here. Makes me want to bump up my Pantanal trip...

Max

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on September 2, 2011 at 2:41 PM

May! it certainly is a frame full but all the better for it the detail and the colour is super i would love to see these birds.

Keith,

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 2, 2011 at 3:19 PM

Wonderful species ! Never seen it before and like it a lot ! Nice colors, details and sharpness. Grtz, Hans

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 2, 2011 at 4:14 PM

Really a great shot of a great looking bird May. Love the BG and the short grass gives us a great look at just about the whole bird. Nice and sharp with great light. Well done.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 2, 2011 at 5:54 PM

Very nice May, gorgeous bird!

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 2, 2011 at 6:50 PM

Beautiful, May. Great handling of those always difficult yellow. Nice low angle. Some extra room on top and right would be nice. Well done.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on September 2, 2011 at 7:37 PM

Nice one May, very handsome bird.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 2, 2011 at 7:41 PM

May,
I'm loving your Argentina images. Most of these birds as you would imagine, I've never heard of or seen. Looks to me like you were belly crawling to get this perspcetive. Love it. Even with the harsh light you pulled this one off. Terrific colors and exposure. Very good, sharp details. Only nit and not really a nit is that it's a little bit tight all the way around. Keep them coming May. Great series so far.

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Comment posted by Darren McKenna on September 2, 2011 at 7:47 PM

Wonderful species with very good detail. Not to tight of composition for my tastes. As the name suggests (Field Flicker) I was wondering do they perch on trees as a Northern Flicker would?

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 2, 2011 at 8:54 PM

Great Bird May!!! Excellent exposure work and fine feather detail! Another Sweet Argentine Photo

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 2, 2011 at 11:52 PM

Very nice low angle and exposure May

To answer the questions regarding trees these birds do hang out in trees but spend more of their time on the ground than our flickers do. You often see them just as in May's photograph. In fact a lot of birds spend a lot of time on the ground in this part of Argentina.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 3, 2011 at 10:02 AM

Looks a lot like our N. Flicker with some very different coloration. I like the low perspective a lot and you got a very nice profile view. Excellent sharpness and the background is very smooth, especially considering you were stopped down a bit.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 3, 2011 at 9:38 PM

Terrific! I've never seen this bird in any publication and find it stunning.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 4, 2011 at 12:10 PM

Beautiful bird with great colors and detail, May. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 5, 2011 at 6:06 PM

Another excellent image, May. Great detail and exposure and the low angle really worked.

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