Gila Woodpecker

Gallery: AvianPosted July 14, 2016305 views9 comments

I led a couple of workshops in Southern Arizona in May, this is one of the common species in the desert areas there. This was taken at the Pond at Elephant Head (Bill Forbes place). I sprinkled suet and seed on the perch. Taken close to last light.
Canon 5D3 500F4 1/2000 F6.3, iso 800, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley head.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 14, 2016 at 9:08 PM

Very nice wing position and love the soft light Nate. These guys are super quick, so nice work getting this. BTW, I was at Bill's place just a couple weeks ahead of you. Going back out in early September.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 14, 2016 at 10:36 PM

Beautiful light and wonderful pose. I really like this Nate.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on July 15, 2016 at 3:28 PM

Great timing Nate, and the light is very nice on this. Details and background make this a cool image.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 15, 2016 at 8:50 PM

Good light, details, bg and perch

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 15, 2016 at 9:01 PM

Great action, beautiful light. Excellent work.
May

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Comment posted by Hrishi Nulkar on July 16, 2016 at 8:40 AM

Great composition and light.. Love the wing position

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 16, 2016 at 7:23 PM

I like the dynamic pose and sweet light, Nate. The horizontal composition also goes well with the scene. I find the unattached stalk on the top right side a little distracting - I would have either liked to see it as part of the main perch or may be clone it out altogether.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 17, 2016 at 1:10 PM

This looks fantastic. Wonderful light and the background works beautifully. The large version is a real treat and I love the detail.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 18, 2016 at 8:22 PM

Wonderful light and detail, Nate, with a sweet perch as well. I like the half spread wings.

devil

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