Ugly Hedgehog - Photography Forum
Home Active Topics Newest Pictures Search Login Register ☰
Check out The Pampered Pets Corner section of our forum.
Photo Gallery
Cold Northern Flicker
Page <prev 2 of 2
Jan 27, 2019 08:42:43   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
Whistletown Wilds wrote:
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging around my yard for a few weeks. I literally had to wake it up to get a photo with its eyes open. On the coldest days, it spends a lot of time sunning on the South side of trees blocking the NW wind. Northern Flickers use a drumming technique to attract a mate. Unfortunately for many people, they often practice on the metal flues of fireplaces.
The yellow-shafted subspecies is the state bird of Alabama.
A group of flickers is collectively known as a "guttering", "menorah", and "Peterson" of flickers, and as always thank you!!!
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging arou... (show quote)


Very nice picture of a neat bird. Your explanation of where the bird is sitting in relation to the sun and wind direction adds to the intrigue of the picture.

Reply
Jan 27, 2019 09:19:58   #
DebAnn Loc: Toronto
 
Beautiful!
Whistletown Wilds wrote:
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging around my yard for a few weeks. I literally had to wake it up to get a photo with its eyes open. On the coldest days, it spends a lot of time sunning on the South side of trees blocking the NW wind. Northern Flickers use a drumming technique to attract a mate. Unfortunately for many people, they often practice on the metal flues of fireplaces.
The yellow-shafted subspecies is the state bird of Alabama.
A group of flickers is collectively known as a "guttering", "menorah", and "Peterson" of flickers, and as always thank you!!!
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging arou... (show quote)

Reply
Jan 27, 2019 09:21:45   #
Darren01 Loc: Fallbrook California
 

Reply
Check out Commercial and Industrial Photography section of our forum.
Jan 27, 2019 09:41:31   #
lindmike
 
Whistletown Wilds wrote:
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging around my yard for a few weeks. I literally had to wake it up to get a photo with its eyes open. On the coldest days, it spends a lot of time sunning on the South side of trees blocking the NW wind. Northern Flickers use a drumming technique to attract a mate. Unfortunately for many people, they often practice on the metal flues of fireplaces.
The yellow-shafted subspecies is the state bird of Alabama.
A group of flickers is collectively known as a "guttering", "menorah", and "Peterson" of flickers, and as always thank you!!!
This female Northern Flicker has been hanging arou... (show quote)


Beautiful

Reply
Jan 27, 2019 09:47:05   #
lensbaby007 Loc: Ohio
 
I really like how the bird blends in to it's surroundings. Beautiful light and color, a wonderful shot.

Reply
Jan 27, 2019 10:36:12   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Excellent shot.

Reply
Jan 27, 2019 13:07:51   #
Hoosier in GA Loc: Milledgeville, GA
 

Reply
Check out Professional and Advanced Portraiture section of our forum.
Jan 27, 2019 15:11:07   #
Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida
 
Beautiful lighting makes this one very appealing.

Reply
Jan 27, 2019 15:18:04   #
raymondh Loc: Walker, MI
 
jeep_daddy wrote:
Beautiful image. Very sharp and well cropped.


All of the above!

Reply
Jan 27, 2019 19:01:11   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
Very good composition, light and detail. Well done!

Don

Reply
Jan 27, 2019 21:02:48   #
BamaTexan Loc: Deep in the heart of Texas
 
Excellent!

Reply
Check out Software and Computer Support for Photographers section of our forum.
Jan 27, 2019 21:06:22   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 
Excellent!

Reply
Jan 27, 2019 21:24:26   #
Pysanka Artist Loc: Rochester, NY
 
What a great shot!! We have the yellow shafted flicker in our area of New York, and YES it sounds like a machine gun going off when when it pummels the metal on our roof!

Reply
Feb 2, 2019 18:16:27   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
Very nice, and thank you for the information.

Reply
Page <prev 2 of 2
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.
Check out AI Artistry and Creation section of our forum.
Photo Gallery
Home | Latest Digest | Back to Top | All Sections
Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms of use | DMCA
UglyHedgehog.com - Forum
Copyright 2011-2024 Ugly Hedgehog, Inc.