Woody's Vea La Luz 2023

[Woodyg3]

A politician?

What a terrible thing to say... about the bird!

 

[Woodyg3]

Is that an eyeball behind its left leg/foot?

No eyeball, the bird had the island all to itself.

 

[Woodyg3]

Starting to molt

 

[Woodyg3]

This is only the second time I have photographed a Red Crossbill. They tend to stay back in the shadows and provide a real challenge to photograph. Their crossed bill is an adaptation to break into pine cones and get seeds that other birds aren't able to extract. Really fun to watch!

 

[Danno]

Woody, It has been a bit since I was out here. Love the macro stuff... Actually love pretty much all of what I looked at tonight.

 

[Woodyg3]

Woody, It has been a bit since I was out here. Love the macro stuff... Actually love pretty much all of what I looked at tonight.

Thanks, Dan. Much appreciated!

 

[Woodyg3]

On Monday I posted a picture of an adult male Red Crossbill. This is a juvenile, only weeks out of the nest. Next year this bird will either be yellow over most of its body, meaning a female, or red, which is male. Notice the pine cone on the right, compared to the one on the left that this bird has completely cracked open to get at all the good stuff to eat inside.

 

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American Goldfinch really tearing into the sunflower for seeds

 

[Woodyg3]

Elk rut is underway and this guy looks to be the biggest and baddest. He's bugling with rivals on either side of him, but they don't approach him. Maybe he has already won the battle.

 

[Bikerbrent]

Nice ELK photo Woody.

 

[Sandpatch]

This is only the second time I have photographed a Red Crossbill. ...

That's an amazing bird and I very much appreciate your explanation of its special bill. I find myself showing quite a few of your photos to my family as they walk past my desk when I'm on Nikonites. We all enjoy them. Thanks!

 

[Woodyg3]

That's an amazing bird and I very much appreciate your explanation of its special bill. I find myself showing quite a few of your photos to my family as they walk past my desk when I'm on Nikonites. We all enjoy them. Thanks!

Thanks for the kind words

 

[Woodyg3]

Went out looking to get eagle and heron pictures today. No such luck, so I decided to get a nice Ring-billed Gull in flight rather than come home with nothing.

 

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She wanted to know what I was doing on her trail

 

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[blackstar]

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Can you kindly post the screenshots of these BIF images in ViewNX (or whatever app) that show the focus square (red, green, or whatever color)? Are the focus squares on the eye? Appreciate.

 

[Woodyg3]

Can you kindly post the screenshots of these BIF images in ViewNX (or whatever app) that show the focus square (red, green, or whatever color)? Are the focus squares on the eye? Appreciate.

I use group focus on a D500. I don't have any software that will show the focus point, sorry.

 

[blackstar]

I use group focus on a D500. I don't have any software that will show the focus point, sorry.

Thanks.