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Juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker
ChrisKten

Juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

I posted a couple of pics of a GSW with strange plumage a while back, consensus was it was a female with either Leucism or Erythrism. This is her offspring... as you can see, no plumage abnormalities are visible. The condition is inherited, so either it skipped a generation or it will show after post-juvenile moult. Through the double glazing and poor light early in the morning.

(I did post different pics in the main forum, but apart from @Kits, not much interest shown. This pic is a bit better, so adding to my gallery)

Camera Maker: SONY
Camera Model: SLT-A58
Lens: 75-300mm F4.5-5.6
Image Date: 2017-07-15 06:24:37 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 300.0mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
Aperture: /5.6
Exposure Time: 0.040 s (1/25)
ISO equiv: 800
Exposure Bias: -1.00 EV
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Copyright: 2017 Chris K
Habitat
Garden
Location
London UK
Date taken
15/7/2017
Scientific name
Dendrocopos major
Equipment used
Sony SLT-A58 + Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG APO Macro
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Fabulous detail, pose and colors ... beautiful shot, Chris ... tfs ...
 
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A cracker of a detailed shot, pose and setting Chris, lovely job and many tfs.
 
I am sorry your other thread didn't get much interest, Chris. I thought it very informative.

This is such a lovely profile portrait of the youngster.
 

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