Backyard fall wildlife
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srsincary wrote:
Thank you for the feedback. I had assumed that was some type of fruit in the bird's mouth. But on hindsight, it can't be, since it was on an oak tree which has no such fruit! I think it's the tongue!
After looking at it again really close up, this what I think: several birds (especially woodpeckers) have a “spear” for a tongue that is good for spearing and digging out insects from trees.
If you really blow up your photo, then I think the correct answer is “both”. I believe that small black item on the end of his tongue is one of those insects.
(Either that or he’s giving you the raspberry)
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sb wrote:
Beautiful images!
Thank you, Steve, for the feedback.
Nice profile pic, BTW! 🙂
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Oct 23, 2022 13:42:45 #
fredtoo wrote:
After looking at it again really close up, this what I think: several birds (especially woodpeckers) have a “spear” for a tongue that is good for spearing and digging out insects from trees.
If you really blow up your photo, then I think the correct answer is “both”. I believe that small black item on the end of his tongue is one of those insects.
(Either that or he’s giving you the raspberry)
If you really blow up your photo, then I think the correct answer is “both”. I believe that small black item on the end of his tongue is one of those insects.
(Either that or he’s giving you the raspberry)
Fred - I took the raw image, cropped it (extremely), then ran it through topaz DeNoise and Sharpening tools. The end result is below. I did attempt to add the image as an attachment, but it is so small that the preview is it - thus no download button.
I can't say for sure if the black object is an insect. You be the judge.
The graininess of the extreme crop of a 24 MP image (D500) is very prominent. For future experiments of this nature, maybe I should invest in a large format Hasselblad. I will start writing the (GAS) grant application to submit to the CFO (Mrs. Sarkar).
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Oct 23, 2022 16:18:41 #
srsincary wrote:
I can't say for sure if the black object is an insect. You be the judge.
I can't say for sure if the black object is an insect. You be the judge.
I agree with you...too close to call. If I knew more about bird anatomy, it would help.
Whatever it may or may not be, we know it is a first rated photo. No indecision there.
Oct 23, 2022 16:44:40 #
srsincary wrote:
Some birds have not migrated yet.
You always make it looks like heaven around there 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
Oct 23, 2022 16:55:18 #
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