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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5097 W: 178 N: 12453] (34003)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-28
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D-5000, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO HSM, @ ISO 400
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Birds from the Middle East and Europe, CeltickRanger's favorite Bird photos -5- [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-08-10 2:32
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Dendrocopos major (=Dendrocopus major) (Great Spotted Woodpecker) [in Turk. Orman Agaçkakanı] (Adult Female)

I captured this pretty and noisy woodpecker in Sarıkamış (Kars) from my car’s window. I think this is the first observation on the presence of the species in this province. I also attached a WS showing its dorsal body colouration too.

TFL and Have a nice new week!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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This beautiful woodpecker is distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia, and usually resident year-round except in the colder parts of its range. Like all woodpeckers it has the tail feathers pointed and rigid at the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike bill with which they are able to drill holes in the bark and wood of trees in search of insect larv[ae] upon which most of the species feed.

The great spotted woodpecker is sometimes called the 'Pied woodpecker' because of its black and white colouring. Both the male and female birds have a vivid red patch under the tail, but only the males have a red patch at the back of the neck. Juvenile birds have a red patch on top of their heads. In late winter and early spring they are very audible, as the males perform their annual territorial drumming solo. This is to tell other males to keep out of their patch of the woods.

They do this by striking their beak against a dead branch 10 to 15 times in under a second. Because this is done high in the tree tops, it produces a resonating drum sound, which echoes all around the woodland. The nest is made by chiseling out a hole in a tree trunk with its beak. It's strengthened skull help to cushion the blows. The female lays up to seven eggs, which are all white in colour.

Reference:

1. Perrins, C. & Attenborough, D. (1987). Collins New Generation Guide to the BIRDS of Britain and Europe. William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, 320 pp.
2. Wikipedia.
2. ARKive.
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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 94 N: 5542] (17634)
  • [2009-08-10 2:37]

Hello Bayram,
Great photo of this woodpecker in a dynamic pose. Excellent sharpness and details. Beautiful natural colours, also in the branch. Nice OOF BG. Very good composition, POV and DOF.
Kind regards,
Peter

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1378 W: 56 N: 4747] (16330)
  • [2009-08-10 2:38]

Hello MF Bayram,
A very descriptive action picture you got here. The pose is wonderful, and the blured wings gives the movement to the shot. Good textures and colours too for this beautiful subject. Best regards Siggi

Bayram hocam süper eğlenceli bir anı yakalamışsınız. Netlik ve hareketlilik hissi çok iyi sunulmuş.
Emeğinize sağlık.
Nazım

Dayi cok guzel yakalamissin:) Agaci gagalaya gagalaya kurutmus mu ne? degisik bir doku. Eline saglik.
Merih

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 411 W: 0 N: 1022] (5516)
  • [2009-08-10 2:47]

Very good colors and details!

Merhaba, Bayram!

Wonderful shot of the Spotted Woodpecker in action!
I like the harmony of colors in this tender and beautiful bird. The sharpness and POV are simply amazing with nice DOF. The diagonal placing of tree with the bird, works well in your picture. The framing is nice as always. Great job!

thanks and regards,
Paras Bhalla

Bayram... cok guzel:) eglenceli olmustur bu guzeli seyretmek...
Eline saglik. Selamlar.
Leyla

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-08-10 4:08]

Hello Bayram,
Yes car windows can be useful hides at time and you have taken a fine capture of this female D. major, a relatively rare species in Turkey.
The action of her shaking herself is well caught with fine sharpness and exposure and set in a fine composition.
Thanks Dostum and have a good week,
Cheers,
Ivan

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 162 N: 968] (2839)
  • [2009-08-10 4:08]

Hello Bayram,
A very fine and well-timed capture of the Spotted Woodpecker having a good shake! Beautiful sharp details and colours and well composed.
TFS and have a nice day! Ulla

Hocam her zamanki gibi yine süper bir kare...Sizinde söylediğiniz gibi güzel havadan dolayı olsa gerek iyice açılıp saçılmış bu şirin ağaçkakan:) Tekrar elinize ve emeğinize sağlık hocam bizimle bu güzel bilgileri paylaştığınız için sonsuz teşekkürler...

Bayram merhaba,
Ne güzel bir ağaçkakanmış bu.Renkleri,kadraj içi yerleşimi ve netliği ile güzel bir kompozisyon.Tebrik ederim.
Selamlar.
Dûrzan

Merhaba Bayram,

This is a great capture Spotted Woodpecker with beautiful colors, pose, sharpness & lovely details. Nicely done with care & TFS.

Salam & regards

Umar

  • Great 
  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 649 W: 15 N: 1607] (6263)
  • [2009-08-10 6:55]

Hello Bayram
Very nice capture, excellent details and natural colors
Regards
Razvan

hello MF Bayram!
a different pov for this capture of
woodpecker with a great management of colors and lights

best regards sERGIO

  • Great 
  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2009-08-10 9:49]

Hi Bayram
Beautiful composition.Razor sharp image whit outstanding^plumage detail.
TFS Michel

An awesome shot with perfect timing and details!
Bravo, Big Bro!
Goldy

Aksiyon ve renkler nefis olmuş .
Tebrik ederim Bayram bey .

Sorprendente realismo en esta toma Bayram. Magníficos colores, en su punto de saturación y un complicado ángulo que supiste aprovechar perfectamente. Mucha calidad !!!

Saludos : J. Ignasi.

Hello Bayram,
Excellent shot of this beautiful woodpecker in full action! The sharpness is perfect, the colours and the timing too! We miss only the tok, tok, tok sound...;-) Cheers,
Catherine

Kanki ne gadar güzel bir kus. Adını duymuş ama görmemiştim. Çok güzel bir anda cekmişsin.
Eline sağlık. İyi geceler.
Gökhan

Merhaba Hocam tam da silkinme anında yakalamışsınız.
Çok güzel bir kare olmuş.
Emeğinize sağlık.
Bahadır

I am not familiar with this camera...I went right away after seeing teh image to get a notion what you took it with. It reminds me of an old Leica film.....a certain type of colour which only Leicas lens could capture 50 years ago...and am amazed to see a Sigma on the 5000...Fantastic!
Bob

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16522)
  • [2009-08-10 23:32]

Hi Bayram

Magnificent shot! Although these birds are not uncommon in the UK they are very elusive - I hear more often than see them. So to see AND get such a remarkable capture is quite an achievement!

Best wishes

James

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1063 W: 0 N: 162] (868)
  • [2009-08-11 3:33]

Bayram hocam renkleri, detayları ve özellikle kuşun o anki mutluluğunu ifade eden pozu ile harika bir çekim yapmışsınız.
Emeğinize sağlık.
Mehmet

Çok ilginç bir an karesi olmuş.
Renklerin güzelliğine hayran oldum bu arada....

Hello Bayram,
A beautiful capture with superb natural colors,great focus too with fine details
Thanks for sharing this beauty
Albert

Merhaba bayram
I like the way that you have captured this Great-spotted Woodpecker perching on this tree stem, wonderful pose !
the details are excellent and the colors very natural
Have a good night
Jacqueline

Hi Bayram,

Excellent photo, very dramatic and full of action. An excellent advantage of the whole complexity of the elements and the lines cross. The colors are great because you have made an excellent balance light!

TFS! Congratulations!

Jesús

Hi Barea,
Wonderful shot of this noisy specie - You made the pic as colorful as possible. Also congratulations for the 1st detection in Kars province - in Hungary this specie isn't rare. Great sharpness, perfect composition and a very interesting image overall. Bravo.
Friendly regards, László

PS: Your car window must be really special... I didn't realize the photo was taken through window before reading the note. It's a clear and nice image.

hello Bayram

superb photo of the Great Spotted Woodpecker,
with fine POV, DOF and the way it is framed
on the image, its pose gives dynamism to the image,
fine focus with great sharpness and details,
excellent contrast and density of the colour tones,

TFS

Asbed

Merhaba Hocam,
Gene güzel bir kuş karesi olmuş, elinize sağlık.
Saygılarımla, Naşit

hehe:) bu çok eğlenceli olmuş Bayram hocam.
Elinize sağlık...
Saygılarımla,
Özgür

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