Red-naped Sapsucker,pair

Gallery: AvianPosted June 17, 201670 views12 comments

We do not have Red-naped Sapsuckers in our area but on a trip to the south-west part of the province we found quite a few of these birds. In this image the adults were feeding the chicks. The chicks were not big enough to stick their heads out of the nest but when I stood near the tree I could hear them inside. The adults took turns feeding the babies, when one adult arrived the other would come out of the nest.

Nikon D810, 300 2.8 lens plus 1.4 tc. F5. 1/640, ISO 1600 HH. Please check out the larger image.

Thanks for looking and critiques or comments appreciated.

May

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12 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 17, 2016 at 10:41 PM

Their alternating behavior made for a really nice composition, May. Lovely image.

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Comment posted by Raoul Breaux Jr on June 17, 2016 at 11:45 PM

A very nice behavioral shot of these Sapsuckers, May. In all my years, I have never seen these birds nesting. Interestingly, it looks like the shot was taken on the same level as the nest. Were you elevated at your position?

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on June 17, 2016 at 11:53 PM

Nice contrasting poses from the male and female, May. You got some very nice light to work with. Excellent techs.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 18, 2016 at 11:37 AM

Excellent capture and composition, May. Very nice techs, too. And good work finding the nest in the first place.

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Comment posted by Pramod.Shanbhag on June 18, 2016 at 12:44 PM

The red on the napes give a good contrast to the green BG.
We do not have this bird in our area.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 18, 2016 at 2:31 PM

Actually the nest was very low, so it was easy to get level with the birds.
May

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on June 18, 2016 at 7:10 PM

Not much to say, but excellent.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 19, 2016 at 12:37 AM

What a great family shot here May, tough to get one in focus, but you have done an excellent job with both of them. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 19, 2016 at 8:55 AM

Lovely and story telling image, May. Nice to have them on both sides of the tree. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 19, 2016 at 5:23 PM

An unusual composition with the two birds, but I find it works quite well. Very nice bark as well.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 20, 2016 at 7:31 PM

Very pleasing image with nice soothing colors. I like the compositional balance.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 23, 2016 at 4:16 PM

Great to get this pair together with interesting poses May devil

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