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Greetings from a northern flicker


Greetings from a northern flicker
Photo Information
Copyright: Michel Pilon (pilonm) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 552 W: 99 N: 836] (2721)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-18
Categories: Birds
Camera: Panasonic DMC FZ - 20 LUMIX, Leica 36-432mm
Exposure: f/4.6, 1/480 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-11-05 19:40
Viewed: 2158
Favorites: 7 [view]
Points: 100
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I took that picture last september 18th at Sherbrooke Quebec Canada in a marsh. This Northern Flicker was cleaning itself this cold but shiny morning to my great pleasure... You know, he didn't stay like this for long ;-)

Michel

A common ant-eating woodpecker of open areas, the Northern Flicker has two color forms found in different regions. The yellow-shafted form is common across the eastern and northern parts of North America, while the red-shafted form is the one found in the West.

[b]Cool Facts[/b]

Although it can climb up the trunks of trees and hammer on wood like other woodpeckers, the Northern Flicker prefers to find food on the ground. Ants are its favorite food, and the flicker digs in the dirt to find them. It uses its long barbed tongue to lap up the ants.


The red-shafted and yellow-shafted forms of the Northern Flicker formerly were considered different species. The two forms hybridize extensively in a wide zone from Alaska to the panhandle of Texas. A hybrid often has some traits from each of the two forms and some traits that are intermediate between them. The Red-shafted Flicker also hybridizes with the Gilded Flicker, but less frequently, and the Gilded Flicker is considered a separate species.


The Northern Flicker is one of the few North American woodpeckers that is strongly migratory. Flickers in the northern parts of the range move south for the winter, although a few individuals often stay rather far north.

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  • Great 
  • delfi Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 17 W: 26 N: 5] (44)
  • [2006-11-05 19:47]

Great shot ! Compliments, delfi.

Fantastic Capture!
Great sharpness and composition. This action shot is worth keeping! Wow, i really like this one. Thanks for sharing it.
STeph

Bonjour Michel,
Pose interessante, tres chanceuse pour pouvoir capturer ceci. Grande acuite et image tres ordonne. Le ciel bleu-clair est grand pour BG. Travaux excellemment captures et grands de PP.

Ben Lakitan

  • Great 
  • shal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 287 W: 71 N: 499] (2086)
  • [2006-11-05 22:57]

Greetings pretty bird,
and a hi5 ;)
Excellent composition and framing,
great work Michel,
Cheers,
Vishal Sabharwal

  • Great 
  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3100 W: 234 N: 5929] (20008)
  • [2006-11-05 23:23]

Great catch, Michel.
What a fantastic pose.
The details and colors are also marvelous.
You sure took good advantage of this short moment.
TFS. ; )

What a pose!
Bravo! Encore!
Thank you, Michel.:0))

Superb shot Michel!!
Nice details and light and excellent pose frozen, overall.
Andrea

  • Great 
  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2006-11-06 1:23]

Hello Michel,
Your picture is a pleasure for my eyes. I like the original pose of this lovely that you have well capture, at the good moment. Exposure, colors, POV and sharpness are great. Useful note too...
Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1159 W: 255 N: 2639] (11925)
  • [2006-11-06 2:28]

Hi Michel,

An excellent shot with very nice colors and detailsand really a cute pose,say my greetings back the next time he does it again,

Paul

  • Great 
  • Mazer Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 67 W: 3 N: 34] (104)
  • [2006-11-06 2:37]

Great image, its one of those moments everyone wants to capture and you did it. Can't fault the image, the detail, sharpness and colors are great, well done and thanks for sharing :)

  • Great 
  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 883 W: 23 N: 930] (5015)
  • [2006-11-06 4:13]

Bonjour Michel, c'est parfait: le timing, la lumiére, les details, la couleur et la composition. Mes félicitations, Didier.

Hi Michel,
Wonderful action shot. A behavior that rarely on record. Composition, exposure, sharpness are great. TFS.
JC

  • Great 
  • gelor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 128 W: 3 N: 12] (517)
  • [2006-11-06 4:56]

Bonjour Michel,
S U P E R B E ! C'est le seul commentaire que l'on puisse faire devant une telle capture. Félicitations.
Gérard

  • Great 
  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 498 W: 2 N: 466] (2162)
  • [2006-11-06 5:32]

great shot! amazing moment and pose of bird. great colors, focus, details. excellent work. tfs

Great pose, good sharpness.
Good contrast with the blue sky.
Well done TFS.

  • Great 
  • viv Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 3 N: 622] (3128)
  • [2006-11-06 6:22]

Hi Michel,
What an interesting catch, sharp and colourfull BG great let´s not forget the POV.
Great job.
Vivian

Hello Michel,
phantastic pose, excellent details, beautiful well shaping light, very clear and clean quintessential composition against a monochrome blue sky. Excellent image, coming with well written notes. Thank you!
Best regards,
Peter

Hello Michel
Perfect moment to shoot,
beautiful colors and
composition, Excellent

Regards
Fartash

Allo Michel,
Je ne comptais pas faire de d'autres critiques ce soir, ayant épuisé tous mes points pour la journée mais en jettant un regard à la gallerie, j'ai vu ce chef-d'oeuvre, bravo! Qu'elle capture extraordinaire avec un timing étonnant. Les détails, la prise de vue, la composition, les couleurs, l'éclairage, tout est excellent dans cette photo. Mes félicitations,
Claudine
:-) plus tard

Michel,

Stunning!
Wonderful capture, the colors and detail are fantastic, I really like this image alot.

TFS

fototab

  • Great 
  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2577 W: 170 N: 7864] (24859)
  • [2006-11-06 7:58]

Hello Michel,
I'm sure he didn't stay for long like this so you were very clever to get this action shot. Really superb - sharp and colourful against the blue sky in beautiful light.
TFS, Ulla

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  • badar Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 109 W: 0 N: 168] (785)
  • [2006-11-06 8:02]

Love the pose, good Shot.
Bader

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2135 W: 224 N: 3948] (13111)
  • [2006-11-06 8:03]

Hi Michel

This is really GREAT timing! Congratulations!!!
The PVO of this shot and its sharpness s simply amazing!
Also very lovely colors and tones and the impecable blue BG really make this a superb composition!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Michel,
Congrats, a wonderful shot indeed.
Like that wing inspection...
TFS
Annick

  • Great 
  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2754 W: 147 N: 7948] (24747)
  • [2006-11-06 10:06]
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Beautiful shot,Michel!
Excellent capture of pose with fine sharpness and contrasting wonderfully with the sky.The whole presentation is well-composed. In my book this is one of the best bird shots I've seen on Tn. Well done!
Thanks for sharing this and the good info.
Regards, Ivan

  • Great 
  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-11-06 12:57]

Excellent shot Michel with a great colors on the perfect blue sky.
The sharpness is very marked for an appropriate focus and DOF with an ideal POV.
The lighting collaborates with the composition as well as a accurate framing.
Very nice post... thank you and greetings.
Ricardo

  • Great 
  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 750 W: 11 N: 1442] (4951)
  • [2006-11-06 13:19]

Hi Michel

Great shot, with a excellent composition and a POV, nice sharp details and great colours and a lovely blue sky BG, but the best part is the superb pose of the Flicker checking out its wing, it reminds me of a Matador with his cape and I think he looks like he should shout OLAY!

TFS Hilary :o)

  • Great 
  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 884 W: 2 N: 616] (2070)
  • [2006-11-06 13:52]

Hello Michel , A great shot on the raid moment , beauty pose colours pov sharpnes details and nice blue sky ,tfs Greetings Teunie .

  • Great 
  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-11-06 19:57]

Hello Michel

Excellent timing on this shot.It looks like he is checking his underarm deodorant.An excellent POV And DOF.The details are very good.Excellent colour saturation.TFS

Rob

Hi Michel

Congrats on an excellent shot. Well composed, good clear detail and nicely saturated colour. Excellent timing too. :-)

Hi, Michel.
This is very nice one! Superb pose. Excellent composition and exposure as well as sharpness and colors.

  • Great 
  • hibou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 206 W: 1 N: 351] (1561)
  • [2006-11-07 19:30]

Bonjour Michel,

MAGNIFIQUE votre photo. La pose de l'oiseau est très inusité, les détails et les couleurs sont superberbes. Merci de la partager avec nous.
Donald

Hi Michel,
An excellent picture, i love the details on the wings. the composition is excellent and the colors too.
TFS
Goutham R

  • Great 
  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2340] (8406)
  • [2006-11-11 3:23]

Hi Michel,
A masterpiece! Exceptional pose, colors, and composition.
TFS, José M.

Bonjour Michel,
une photo spectaculaire, montrant une situation curieuse ; il paraît être sentir la son l'axilas !
La clarté, les détails et les couleurs de l'image sont superbes.
Merci par la publication
Salutations
Hernán

  • Great 
  • capaci Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 134 W: 57 N: 134] (1188)
  • [2006-11-12 16:56]

fantastic shot.
congrat!

  • Great 
  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3160 W: 148 N: 4787] (15449)
  • [2006-11-13 13:28]

Hi Michel.
Captured by you scene is great and fine also as well as the colours (especially of the feathers and sky), sharpness and outstanding cropping. Bravo and TFS.
Alexei.

Wow, this is an excellent shot. Nothing wrong.

Very well done.
Odette

  • Great 
  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3464 W: 145 N: 5942] (17790)
  • [2006-12-05 5:01]

Michel, this s a lucky capture. That wing stretched out like this is great! Well done,
Janice

  • Great 
  • methos Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 215 W: 56 N: 287] (1161)
  • [2006-12-08 11:50]

Amazing shot.
Great timing, colors, details and POV.
I love it!

  • Great 
  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1552 W: 0 N: 1169] (6448)
  • [2006-12-14 17:16]

Hello,
Excellent captured moment, very good detail and colours.
Thanks for sharing!

  • Great 
  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-12-17 1:28]

Hello Michel,
wow this is fabulous, the details are superp. Gorgeous light and the sharpness is perfect.
I wave back with two thumbs up.
Sky

  • Great 
  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1262] (4185)
  • [2006-12-20 22:24]

Wow. I missed this one earlier. It is an instant favorite of mine! Incredible exposure, focus, and colors. Outstanding composition with perfect timing to capture unusual pose.

Hi Michel, terrific shot, perfect focus!!!
Merry X'mas, Luís.

  • Great 
  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2422 W: 63 N: 3988] (12860)
  • [2007-01-09 3:33]

Great shot! The details look amazing. Bravo!
TFS
Selen

Hello Michel,
At first I would like to say that I usually do not comment bird pictures because this group of vertebrates is not my favour.
But this picture is really fantasctic! :)
Perfect composition with very good DOF and details. Also the colours are nice and the note very informative.
Congratulations! :)
Radomir

  • Great 
  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1095 W: 169 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2007-03-14 22:43]

Hi Michel,
I hadn't seen this one before, great moment to capture and great title :-) Good sharpness and clarity and excellent clear view of the underwing, most of us would never get to see this outside of TN. Beautiful colours too, very nice piece of work.
Regards,
Adrian

  • Great 
  • Bac Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 100 W: 3 N: 35] (480)
  • [2007-04-19 12:16]

I'm really by this picture, you had the good light and the good reaction, to sum up all together got this excellent picture. TFS

Christian

  • Great 
  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 383 W: 14 N: 537] (2847)
  • [2007-05-31 1:24]

Excellent capture! The colours and sharpness are nice, but the pose is really the highlight!
Regards,
Zeca

  • Great 
  • mithun (0)
  • [2007-05-31 5:30]

A stunning moment to capture everything is perfect about the shot, what i liked the most is the colour details.
Regards

Hello Michel,
This photo is from the time I wasn't a member of TN. Therefore I missed it. But what a great photo! The light and colours are so beautiful!
Excellent timing and pose. Sharpness and composition are fabulous. Splendid blue BG.
Regards,
Peter

wow, really majestic, great capture , TFS Ori

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