Awakened my slumbering camera today. The birds seem to think it is spring already but they are almost certainly in for a surprise. Captured this Goldentailed Woodpecker at work in deep shade on my Oak Tree (Quercus Robustus) this morning. It managed to hammer all the bark off a dead branch in its quest for a snack. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53083730740/ K5 & HD 55-300 @300mm, f5.8, ISO320. Alan C

> On Jul 31, 2023, at 2:21 AM, Alan C <cole@lantic.net> wrote: > > Awakened my slumbering camera today. The birds seem to think it is spring already but they are almost certainly in for a surprise. Captured this Goldentailed Woodpecker at work in deep shade on my Oak Tree (Quercus Robustus) this morning. It managed to hammer all the bark off a dead branch in its quest for a snack. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53083730740/ Cool shot. It looks like it was super technically challenging with it in shade backlit by bright sunlight. > > K5 & HD 55-300 @300mm, f5.8, ISO320. > > Alan C > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- Larry Colen lrc@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood

Thanks, Larry. It sure was. Ended up with a whole lot of purple fringing. This was the best of 10.  We commonly get two species here - this one & the smaller Cardinal. More often heard than seen. We will be going into the Kruger Park on Sunday for the first time this year. Alan C. On 01-Aug-23 08:39 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> On Jul 31, 2023, at 2:21 AM, Alan C <cole@lantic.net> wrote: >> >> Awakened my slumbering camera today. The birds seem to think it is spring already but they are almost certainly in for a surprise. Captured this Goldentailed Woodpecker at work in deep shade on my Oak Tree (Quercus Robustus) this morning. It managed to hammer all the bark off a dead branch in its quest for a snack. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53083730740/ > Cool shot. It looks like it was super technically challenging with it in shade backlit by bright sunlight. > >> K5 & HD 55-300 @300mm, f5.8, ISO320. >> >> Alan C >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >> > -- > Larry Colen > lrc@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.