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26-Nov-2014 Donald E. Casavecchia

Red-shafted Northern Flicker

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

This male is tearing a bee's nest apart looking for whatever it contains that might be good to eat.
Image taken through lots of branches so I would't spook him.
Best viewed in 'original' size.

NIKON 1 V3 with FT-1,AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8G
1/160s f/2.8 at 540mm iso1600
Free Cropped and Reduced to 100 ppi for Internet Viewing hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time26-Nov-2014 19:33:42
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON 1 V3
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length200 mm
Exposure Time1/160 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent1600
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balancedaylight (1)
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Alexander Kazakov17-Feb-2015 17:16
Superb catch moment! V
Hank Vander Velde28-Nov-2014 02:45
I've never seen one do that. Good shot Don.
Peter Stahl27-Nov-2014 21:02
One happy flicker. Nice one Don!
Tom Munson27-Nov-2014 17:49
What a cool image, Don. Great work.
bill friedlander27-Nov-2014 15:59
Superbly camouflaged with those markings. Lovely shot. V
Marco Valk27-Nov-2014 15:58
Nice catch!
Martin Lamoon27-Nov-2014 15:49
A stunning bird, well captured Donald.
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