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Golden-fronted Woodpecker


Golden-fronted Woodpecker
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Copyright: Everton De Melo (demeve) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 603 W: 11 N: 1627] (5989)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-02-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/60 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-02-17 11:26
Viewed: 570
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I am back from my Cancun vacation and I want to start a new series called "Birds of Yucatan" during my trip I had some good sights and others not so good, like this picture of a subspecies of the Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons dubius) (thanks to Steve Pryor). It was almost dark and I had to crop the picture and I sharped as much as I could
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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2904 W: 34 N: 8600] (32056)
  • [2009-02-17 12:25]

Hi Everton. You are always on hoilday my friend you have a good life. We get to see unusual birds from your trips .This is a woodpecker i have not seen or heard of before so thanks for posting. You have taken it with good detail and natural colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3802 W: 190 N: 11310] (34871)
  • [2009-02-17 12:36]

Hello Everton,
Nice capture of a Yucatan Woodpecker taken from behind in a fine pose with its head turned. Nice colours and good sharpness and contrast with the BG.
TFS and greetings from a snowy Sweden,
Ivan

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-02-17 15:25]

Hi Everton,

This is a new Woodpecker for me. His colors remind me of our Flickers and Gilas. You captured him in a wonderful pose with a good profile and and a view from the rear. I was in Cancun before I picked up a camera and we spent most of the time at the beach and eating. So I look forward to your series of what I missed.

Jane

Hi Everton,
Very good capture of this Yucatan Woodpecker; good POV and composition, sharp fine details, beautiful colours. Its a pity that the light was so low.
TFS
Pekka

Hi Everton,
It seems like I am always destined to be the bearer of bad tidings.

The ID is incorrect. The bill is much too strong for M. pygmaeus, among other things. This is an adult male bird. In M. pygmaeus, that little red spot above the upper mandibular base (usually called a nasal tuft) is yellow. Also this bird on feel is a much larger Woodpecker than the decidedly compact pygmaeus (which is ca. 8 cm. shorter than this bird, i.e., ca. 17 cm. long).

So, what is this? There is another Melanerpes sympatric to pygmaeus, and which normally also has the nasal tuft yellowish, with the exception of race dubius which is exactly that which is sympatric to M. pygmaeus in the Yucatan peninsula, but has a red nasal tuft.

This is an adult male Melanerpes aurifrons dubius (Golden-fronted Woodpecker).

All the same, a nice bird even if not the one you wanted.

hello Everton

beautiful photography of this Woodpecker,
you managed superbly your camera to obtain
excellent sharpness and details on bad luminosity conditions,

TFS

Asbed

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