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Northern Flicker (male)
digishooter

Northern Flicker (male) (Colaptes auratus)

Animate and in-animate. There comes a point when the two are in juxtaposition, congruent, in harmony: and in some instances a sublime epiphany. A pice of wood that had once been a magnifican oak tree, now long since a victim of time, weather and the elements has become a work of art. A Northern Flicker a monumental compelation of form and color that just so happens to have the freedom of flight, is yet another masterpice. The two, on one brilliant day, have found each other and the final composition is consumated in it's finest. In-animate and animate are yet placed on display, but what if no one had seen it? Ah the wonder of digitial capture.
Habitat
Chaparral: rolling hills / mixed oak and pine
Location
Wofford Hts.: Kern Co., CA., USA
Date taken
Jan 2009
Scientific name
Colaptes auratus
Equipment used
Canon 30 D: EF 500 IS L @ 4.0: 1/1250 @ f 6.3 EXP comp -.33: ISO 500: white bal 5300 : mode all manual : Fill flash, Canon EX 580 gun, 1/16 power, Better Beamer extender : RAW, processed in Adobe Lightroom, CS2, : monopod
o:) WOW, Mark, what a fantastic description for this wonder of Flicker under a play of shadows/lights!!! Splendiferous post!!! :clap: :loveme:
 
And the wonder of this beautiful photograph! They are such beautiful birds and this must be the perfect perch. The background is in perfect harmony too.
 
Great looking bird, great looking perch, and a super image Mark. If I nit-picked, the brownish object in the top right of the backdrop, draws my eye off of the subject. Its still a beauty of a shot buddy!!!
 
Love the description Mark,and as for the image, well it really is superb!! Fantastic lighting,beautifuly detailed bird and a wonderfuly harmonious BG!!
 

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