Gila Woodpecker #2
by Robert Bales
Title
Gila Woodpecker #2
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
A male Gila woodpeckeer getting its dinner off an ocotilla branch.
The Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States. They range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
The back and wings of this bird are spotted and barred with a black and white zebra-like pattern. The neck, throat, belly and head are greyish-tan in color. The male has a small red cap on the top of the head. Females and juveniles are similar, but both lack the red cap of the adult male. White wing patches are prominent in flight. The dark tail has white bars on the central tail feathers. They range from 8-10 in. This woodpecker's voice is a rolling churr sound. It also makes a yip yip yip sound and a kee-u, kee-u, kee-u sound. Its drum is long and steady.
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January 13th, 2014
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Don Columbus
Congratulations Robert, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Don Columbus
Congratulations Robert, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Nadine and Bob Johnston
.. Beautiful, .One of my favorite birds, they show up at the feeder every day they love the suet block, and so do the finches. They can be very interesting subjects. Really appreciate the time and effort ARTISTS put into images of birds...Great subject interest, texture, composition, and color . . .
Gene Walls
Beautiful shot, Bob! I love the bokeh background and sharp shallow focus to highlight the woodpecker. L F
Leah McDaniel
Fantastic shot. He reminds me of the pesky Northern Flickers we have here at my house that insist on drumming on the metal chimney cap in the spring. Wonderful.
Lisa Knechtel
I like this high key image. Nice composition. The DoF is perfect and the lines really interesting. L
Janette Boyd
Wonderful portrait of the gila woodpecker, Robert! They are fast so this is really special! f/l
Robert Bales replied:
Yes they are and they do not stay in one place very long!! Thanks for the l/f!!
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