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Yellow-fronted Woodpecker


Yellow-fronted  Woodpecker
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Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 94 N: 5542] (17634)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-09-19 6:14
Viewed: 929
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Between the trees in heavy shady places I found this Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes flavifrons). It wasn’t easy to make a photo. I had some trouble with the exposure. And it was too far away for using flashlight. I had to make a proper crop.
But this is a special bird, so I show you this photo. I hope you enjoy it.

This is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is 19,5 cm. Only the male has this red crown and nape.

Altair, ralfsworld, jlynx, JoseMiguel, pvs, PaulH, warnzy, jaycee, tiklod, uleko, boreocypriensis has marked this note useful
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Hi Peter
very special bird indeed with lovely colours
great crop with perfect compo and lovely colours
great
tfs
TOM

Hello Peter,

Beautiful colours and a nice composition! Its a fine capture of this woodpecker.

Regards, Peter

Hi Peter
What a colorful beauty! It must be paradise for bird watcher to visit Brazil and south America. Nice work.
TFS
Ralf

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  • jlynx Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 77 W: 9 N: 34] (368)
  • [2007-09-19 6:52]

Hello Peter,
Of course I had to look at photoes in Your portfolio. Perhaps once I will perform similarly beautiful - perhaps... Nice picture diagonally picture. Pleases to me such framing and often myself such I use. Beautiful and very lively colours. Excellent lights and contrasts. Perhaps the sharpness could that to be better, but I judge that it is matter of sharp sun. Generally, very pleasant photo.
Best regards,
Jurek

Hi Peter,
A wonderful capture!
This WP species is really colorful!
I like so much this capture and the pose of the bird, in which we can appreciate its gorgeous colors, specially the ones at the head.
It's very good the blurred background and the composition made with the ferns.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
  • [2007-09-19 7:56]

Ha peter,

Een mooie opname van een specht die ik nog niet eerder gezien heb,hij staat er mooi op met goed oogcontact,groetjes

Paul

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1112 W: 23 N: 3660] (13089)
  • [2007-09-19 8:37]

Hi Peter,
lovely composition and beautiful colours, you must have been pleased to see such a great looking bird. They are easy to hear, but not so easy to spot and then photograph, well done!
Paul

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2007-09-19 10:15]

Hi Peter. This one is posing for you. bright colours which you have captured so well with the light. fine detail in the feathers . with a nice POV. well done TFS. good notes too.
Nick..

Hello Peter,

Beautiful bird beautifully captured. Technically extremely good, with great light and detail; also the composition is very, very good.

Kind regards,

Mike

Hello Peter its a very colourfull woodpecker never seen one this colourfull amazing and captured well good sharp detail tfs rgds Necip.

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2007-09-19 15:49]

Hello Peter ! What a great Woodpecker ! Wow ! What incredible colors it has. Good exposition, sharp image and a very good exposure. Thanks !

Mario

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2007-09-19 17:03]

Hi Peter,

Another new woodpecker! Wonderful colors on this one. He seems to be very interested in you yet didn't fly away. The eye is fantastic. Excellent pose on the tree.

Jane

A new species for me to see.
Great composition and good sharpness.

Chris

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  • tiklod Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 290 W: 74 N: 875] (3397)
  • [2007-09-20 17:44]

Hi Peter, thanks for your support.
It's the fors time I see this woodpecker. He is very colorful! The sharpness is excellent and the POV too.
Thanks,

Claude

Magnifique prise, les couleurs sont superbes et les détails aussi.
Bravo
Marie

hi peter!
that is a very beautiful woodpecker
and you capture it in a very nice way!
very nice to see!

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2997 W: 162 N: 968] (2839)
  • [2007-09-23 10:35]

Hello Pweter,
It's hard to believe that this colourful bird is a Woodpecker. You're very lucky to see all these fantastic birds of South America!! I like its pose and details are sharp and I like the composition with the ferns above its head. Excellent shot!
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

Hi and Good Morning MF Peter,
A beautiful capture of this fine looking woodpecker from nice POV with fine details and wonderful composition. i liked especially its glance.
TFS this beauty and Have a nice new day!
Bayram

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