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27-SEP-2018 Christine Hanrahan

Pileated woodpecker, male

Rockcliffe Park

If you look closely, you can see this woodpecker is sticking his tongue into a crevice in the bark, seeking insects.

Panasonic DMC-FZ2000
1/125s f/4.5 at 176.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
slhoornstra04-Oct-2018 03:45
A beautiful capture! He's very busy at work. V
Nirvan Hope30-Sep-2018 04:23
A fantastic capture with the focus on the head and insect-seeking tongue!
Dennis Hoyne29-Sep-2018 02:16
A wonderful shot of this Pileated, they are regular visitors around here, hopefully eating some of the carpenter ants. V
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)28-Sep-2018 19:40
Great work,my friend! V
Paolo
victorswan28-Sep-2018 18:41
Wow lovely compo, great colors and sharpnes in this image Christine, it is a fantastic bird this woodpecker BV
Terry Sprague28-Sep-2018 18:23
Wow, nice capture! V
Walter Otto Koenig28-Sep-2018 15:54
An amazing catch. So well seen and timed. "V"
globalgadabout28-Sep-2018 14:57
excellent work to capture both bird and moment..
Irene Wehrli28-Sep-2018 14:33
I love the expression on his face he looks quite thrilled...
Such a cool shot, Christine!
Irene
Jim Coffman28-Sep-2018 13:10
I love to see these big woodpeckers! Nice capture, Christine...
Helen Betts28-Sep-2018 12:27
What a great capture, and so interesting to see his tongue in the wood. V.
Pierre Martin28-Sep-2018 12:13
such a great capture in feeding action, excellent work!
pkocinski28-Sep-2018 11:48
What an awesome capture Christine!
Yvonne28-Sep-2018 11:25
What a perfectly timed shot! v
hayl28-Sep-2018 10:56
What a terrific photo. Seeing the tongue with a spot of sunshine on it is a bonus.
Graeme28-Sep-2018 10:20
Fascinating!! V!!
Range View 28-Sep-2018 10:06
Excellent capture showing the use of this woodpeckers tongue.
David.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet28-Sep-2018 09:16
Superb capture.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal28-Sep-2018 06:06
Beautiful well captured image.
joseantonio28-Sep-2018 04:14
An amazing capture with lovely light and details.V.
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