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Green Woodpecker in Evening Light
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Macswede

Green Woodpecker in Evening Light (Picus viridis)

Evening being the middle of the afternoon in our part of Sweden in the middle pf February
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Habitat
Ants' nest in garden
Location
Kagghamra, Grödinge, Sweden
Date taken
13th February 2025
Scientific name
Picus viridis
Equipment used
Canon R7, adapter, Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Mark II
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bievreJJ
the lighting is really marvelous, Graham, fabulous portrait of this beautiful male woodpecker, a real wowzer, love it, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
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Beautiful!!!

A fabulous picture of this woodie Graham. So scarce in this area, I've never seen one, though they have been seen on occasion.

Many thanks for showing him to us my friend.
 
Stanley Jones
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My goodness! What a spectacular picture of this impressive woodpecker taken in a brilliant winter scene. Exquisite Graham! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Macswede
Date added
View count
176
Comment count
14

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R7
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
1600
Filename
6M4A9230.jpg
File size
359.5 KB
Date taken
Thu, 13 February 2025 10:32 AM
Dimensions
1500px x 1000px

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