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Acorn Woodpecker (Composite)
digishooter

Acorn Woodpecker (Composite) (Melanerpes formicivorus)

I put this together to differentiate the gender of this woodpecker. If you look at the head of each bird you'll see a subtle difference in the color pattern. Do you see it? The bird on the post has a black band bisecting the white of it's face, and the red crown. This denotes it as a female. I'll leave it to you to determine which of the birds was added to the image.
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Habitat
Chaparral
Location
Wofford Heights, CA, USA
Date taken
Nov 2015
Scientific name
Melanerpes formicivorus
Equipment used
Canon 1Dx: Canon EF 500 IS USM L : Mode; Aperture priority : Metering; spot : Exp; 1/2000 @ f:6.3, +.33 comp : ISO, 1250 : Katana Gimbal Head : White bal. 5700K : PP Lightroom 5, CS6
K
A very good explanation on the two woodpeckers Mark, if you had not mentioned what you had done I would never have known. Very clever and way past my computer skills, think I will just stick to shooting in jpeg. Still a great photo, very well done.
 
delia todd
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What a great picture - such clever work too very well done.

The plumage difference is so obvious, when you know, isn't it LOL.

A super picture - thanks Mark.
 
peterow
Very talented piece of work Mark. I didn't spot the difference to be honest, very well done.
 
ducbucln
Excellent job with the composite. I can't even see where you've blended them together.

Vicki
 

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