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I photographed this Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) at Hotel Waka Rural in Honda, Tolima, Colombia. It feeds by probing, gleaning and hammering for insects, and it pecks open fruit that is too large to swallow. Both sexes dig the nest hole, usually in a large trunk, branch or cactus, and fence posts are used too. Its tail is black with white bars on the central and outer feathers. It forages at all levels of its habitat but favors the middle and lower layers. Between 1850 and 1910 Honda was the country's main river port on the route between the Caribbean and Bogotá.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/160 sec, f/5.6, ISO 6400, +1 EV. IUCN lists the Red-crowned Woodpecker as Least Concern, with a stable population.
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Many thanks to Raptors Up Close (Hawkeye Enterprises) for displaying and discussing these amazing birds of prey at our monthly Antietam Photographic Society meeting in Hagerstown MD. Digitally painted from my photo. Print Size 13x19 inches.
Taken as the low warm winter sun was setting. From a distance he looks like an extension to the tree trunk.
Fuchsia
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Fuchsia is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees. The first, Fuchsia triphylla, known to Europeans was discovered on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola about 1696–1697 by the French Minim monk and botanist, Charles Plumier, during his third expedition to the Greater Antilles. Wikipedia
A trip to Bushy Park, Richmond at the end of September to photograph the start of the Deer Rut. Weather was just about perfect with a fine Misty Morning as the sun rose producing a orange hue to the light.
There were several Red Deer Stags bellowing and gathering up their Hinds.
The Red Deer is the UK's largest Deer. Males have large, branching antlers, increasing in size as they get older. During the autumnal breeding season, known as the Rut, males bellow to proclaim their territory and will fight over the females, sometimes injuring each other with their sharp antlers.
Explored 24-10-2022
... at Luoxiagou.
The beautiful vibrant colours of Yunnan's northern farmlands. The crops combine with the natural red earth to make the hills here vibrant with colour.
Dongchuan Red Land, Yunnan; October 2024
After an easy warmup day of shooting from the shorelines, we were in for a workout on the second day. Waking up dark and early we were armed with kayaks for on-the-water shooting. Unexpectedly, we encountered a workshop also launching into the same waterway. That was when David became our drill sergeant and had us paddling at warp speed towards the cypress groves. I was still half asleep but tried my best to keep up not knowing where we were going as all I could see was darkness beyond 10 feet.
Once we arrived at ‘the spot’ I again felt lost at what I was looking for. Unable to see much Aaron and I decided to just wait it out a bit for some light to reveal our surroundings. We were treated to a pretty decent sunrise but kept to the task of finding tree arrangements that both gave depth and separation from each other. It took me a bit to get going but soon I started getting the hang of it. This photo was taken during the twilight hours when everything had a ting of coolness to it. Coming to this area at the tail end of fall colors had its perks. Referred to as “ghost trees” cypress trees were mostly bare, showing off their whitish bark and empty branches prominently with occasional splashes of remaining red leaves here and there.
Last but not least, another big thanks to my buddy David who showed us around these swamps and made the trip an absolute blast.
The red-headed woodpecker is a mid-sized woodpecker found in temperate North America. Its breeding habitat is open country across southern Canada and the east-central United States.
On New Year's day 2017, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend some time with this beautiful fox while he did a little walkabout along the edge of snow covered lake. What a way to start a new year...
To see other fox photos please check out my album entitled "foxes" at www.flickr.com/photos/black_cat_photography/albums/721577...
All comments regarding this picture, subject, composition, etc are welcome and appreciated. TIA.