Barbed Tongue
Feb 1, 2020 00:17:19 #
Of a Red-bellied Woodpecker.
Going through some of my photos I came across this one from back in 2017.
Kind people and photographers leave seed for the birds at this location they have become used to people being close.
Picture taken with Nikon D500 and the Nikon 200-500mm lens
Shutter speed 1/3200, ISO 1800, f/5.6
Distance of 5.9 meters based on the Focus Distance read in the picture metadata.
Hope you enjoy the image as much as I do.
The downloads will provide a little more detail regarding the barbs on the tongue.
Going through some of my photos I came across this one from back in 2017.
Kind people and photographers leave seed for the birds at this location they have become used to people being close.
Picture taken with Nikon D500 and the Nikon 200-500mm lens
Shutter speed 1/3200, ISO 1800, f/5.6
Distance of 5.9 meters based on the Focus Distance read in the picture metadata.
Hope you enjoy the image as much as I do.
The downloads will provide a little more detail regarding the barbs on the tongue.
Feb 1, 2020 00:25:21 #
Of all the bird pictures on this site, I have never seen a picture of a birds tongue before. This is cool. thank you for sharing
Feb 1, 2020 00:36:05 #
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Feb 1, 2020 01:01:05 #
Vietnam Vet wrote:
Of all the bird pictures on this site, I have never seen a picture of a birds tongue before. This is cool. thank you for sharing
Vietnam Vet,
Thanks for the kind response.
This encourages me to post the other of a Tufted Titmouse, his tongue has a scalloped front edge.
Regards,
Mike
Feb 1, 2020 01:02:03 #
OneShot1 wrote:
That's a fantastic shot! Very educational too. Way cool!
OneShot1
Thanks for the kind words.
It was a fun capture.
Mike
Feb 1, 2020 01:03:06 #
Abo wrote:
Kewl
Abo,
Thanks for the kind word.
I thought it was pretty cool too.
Mike
Feb 1, 2020 06:07:00 #
Feb 1, 2020 09:19:16 #
tcthome wrote:
Great detail. Nice capture.
tcthome,
Thank you for the kind words the location is one of the better ones for obtaining detailed captures.
Regards,
Mike
Feb 1, 2020 10:41:55 #
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Feb 1, 2020 16:04:36 #
Homer60 wrote:
Of a Red-bellied Woodpecker. br Going through some... (show quote)
Fantastic detail. I’m a bird person, and never knew this about the Red-bellied woodpecker. Thanks for sharing!
Feb 1, 2020 21:32:12 #
MadMikeOne wrote:
Fantastic detail. I’m a bird person, and never knew this about the Red-bellied woodpecker. Thanks for sharing!
MadMikeOne,
Thanks for the response, and kind words.
When I saw the tongue I had to investigate myself, I found the link very interesting if you scroll down the information about the Hummingbird just blew me away.
https://goldengateaudubon.org/blog-posts/bird-tongues/
Regards
Mike
Feb 1, 2020 21:34:16 #
jderick
Thanks appreciate the response.
It is always nice when it all comes together.
Regards,
Mike
Thanks appreciate the response.
It is always nice when it all comes together.
Regards,
Mike
Feb 1, 2020 21:37:51 #
kpmac wrote:
I like the close crop. Both versions are good, though.
kpmac,
I like the close crop and when my significant other saw the close up she was amazed at the eye detail.
So yes there is a little something for all between the 2 images.
Thanks for your response.
Regards,
Mike
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