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24-MAY-2011 Carol Breton

May 24 2011

Gila Woodpecker

Thanks so much for all of your recent, wonderful comments on my postings.
I appreciate each of you.

The Gila Woodpecker is one of many birds who enjoy the Hummingbird nectar. The list, besides the
Hummingbirds and Gila, includes three species of Orioles, House Finch, and Verdin.



Olympus E-620 ,Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6
1/60s f/7.9 at 212.0mm iso640 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time24-May-2011 05:43:08
MakeOlympus
ModelE-620
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length212 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/7.9
ISO Equivalent640
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance4.235 m

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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larose forest photos30-Sep-2013 01:15
I always enjoyed seeing these beauties when in the SE. Terrific set of shots. V
shatterbug30-May-2011 07:39
Lovely series!
azttttommy27-May-2011 13:15
I've got woodpeckers too. The whole fam damily queued up for a shot at my feeder.
Ceya27-May-2011 12:37
Wonderful series of woodpecker! Sharp, well composed, colorful shots, Carol! V
Marcia Colelli27-May-2011 01:07
Nice series. I did not know Woodpeckers drank from the Hummingbird feeder V
Sarah Rehfeldt26-May-2011 23:47
What a capture!
Apostolos Tikopoulos26-May-2011 17:48
Very nice and lovely picture. V.
Apostolos Tikopoulos26-May-2011 17:48
Very nice and lovely picture. V.
Randy Adams26-May-2011 12:31
Great series Carol! amazing that he is able to get any!
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal26-May-2011 08:17
Beautiful series Carol, great capture.
Ton
Bryan Murahashi26-May-2011 04:02
Fabulous catch of your Not hummingbird visitor. V
Guest 25-May-2011 23:51
How cool! I didn't realize that woodpeckers liked the sugar water too! Great shots. V.
Guest 25-May-2011 21:00
Great catch on all three..not easy to get..well done..V
bill friedlander25-May-2011 20:49
Super sequence of shots. Wonderful details in the plumage. V
Colin Storey25-May-2011 19:31
Great series of this woodpecker, what a great visitor to have.
Guest 25-May-2011 18:55
Beautiful images, Carol. Excellent work.
Patricia Kay25-May-2011 18:41
Beautiful images of this lovely woodpecker Carol...BV
pr_rajan25-May-2011 16:11
...excellent!~V~
globalgadabout25-May-2011 14:47
such chic plumage...great captures...V
Walter Otto Koenig25-May-2011 14:46
A wonderful series Carol. This is very nice.
s_barbour25-May-2011 13:39
Wonderful series of shots Carol. I guess this woodpecker likes the nectar too, and he doesn't have to work so hard for his meal! lol
Cindi Smith25-May-2011 13:39
Totally awesome!!!!! :)
waterfalls man25-May-2011 13:31
Great Shots V!!
LynnH25-May-2011 11:46
I had no idea. Amazing... and a great photo too!
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet25-May-2011 11:35
Superb series.
Neal Nye25-May-2011 11:08
Wonderful details. I've certainly never been this close to one before!
Lamar Nix25-May-2011 10:57
Gila, a cousin to the populous flicker, seems to enjoy an occasional sugar soda! Well captured in your backyard.
Jim Coffman25-May-2011 10:41
Wow, it thinks it is a hummer! Very nice capture,Carol!
Isabel Cutler25-May-2011 10:31
How fascinating!
NealyBob25-May-2011 08:38
Wonderful series Carol, of this beautiful woodpecker feeding at the humming bird feeder~!
Stephanie25-May-2011 08:28
Don't forget the ants too ~ they love h'bird nectar as well....
Cute images of this pretty woodpecker! :)
Bob White25-May-2011 07:35
Wonderful series of this strange looking Humming Bird...v
January Grey25-May-2011 06:50
Now that's a strange looking hummer! Would love to find one of these at my feeder! Nice series, Carol!!
Tom LeRoy25-May-2011 05:49
Lovely Woodpecker! I had one in my yard, but never came back. Your series is outstanding! V
Tom LeRoy25-May-2011 05:49
Lovely Woodpecker! I had one in my yard, but never came back. Your series is outstanding! V
Tom Munson25-May-2011 04:27
Terrific series, Carol! Beautiful images and bird.
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