Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (not the woodpecker)

[ChasMcRae]

This fairly large bird works the tree trunks like our Nuthatches. This was shot in Lamani MAyan Ruins in inland Belize. It is very close to ground eating termites and/or ants near base of tree.

Chas.

vory-billed_Woodcreeper_.jpg
File size: 160KB
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Camera serial number: 1120719490
Firmware: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Owner: Charles W. Mc Rae
Date/Time: 2009:04:27 17:37:15
Copyright: ©Chas.Mc Rae
Shutter speed: 1/160 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: On
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 600mm
Focal length: 840mm
Subject distance: 10.6 m
Image size: 533 x 800
Rotation: none
White balance: Auto
Color space: sRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Color profile: sRGB IEC61966-2.1

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool bird, the woodpecker would have impressed me even more, although I have never seen this species before. :) I like the pose, eye contact and food item and might remove the green and black spots in the BG. It looks quite reddish on my monitor, I don't know if these are the real colors or if it is a color cast. Thanks for sharing!

[Harold Davis]

chas, i love the mood of this. the details are nice and you did some pretty good flash work too. it does appear a little red.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Love the pose and the colors (if close to or as good as real colors - which I wouldn't know). The head angle is almost spot on. Well done.

[Stu Bowie]

A different pose from the norm, and glad you captured the morsal in his beak. Cant comment on the accuracy of the colours, but I like them.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Ohh, I have seen this one in Mexico. Lovely image. Nice colors on it. Hard to get them.

Szimi

[DanWalters]

Reall like the unique comp and the colors. Very nice!

[Morkel Erasmus]

great DOF, unusual pose and it's pin sharp. I would maybe have cropped so that the eye is on a vertical third line.

[Nate Chappell]

Great behavior and pose here Charles, woodcreepers are great.