Lewis' Woodpecker Perched
by Mike Lee
Title
Lewis' Woodpecker Perched
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
The Lewis’ woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) is one of the prettiest (and largest) of the many woodpecker species to inhabit the western US. I’ve seen very few of them near my home in the Honey Lake Valley of Lassen County California but I’ve recently been told they nest around nearby Eagle Lake in spring. I spotted this one on a little late afternoon UTV ride around a family member’s ranch in Shasta County late on a January afternoon. There were quite a few of them flitting through the oaks and, while they are a bit “flighty,” never staying in one place very long, they do tend to perch more in the open than other woodpecker species and this one was good enough to hold still long enough in decent light to let me grab a frame.
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January 23rd, 2023
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Comments (3)
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful close up photograph of a Lewis' Woodpecker with great colors, clarity, perch, and composition, Mike! F/L
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Mike!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "All about Birds"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊