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Flicker at Bel-Mar


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Flicker at Bel-Mar
Flicker at Bel-Mar

Northern flicker on a tree in Bel-Mar Park in Lakewood, CO. I processed the image with selective color to accentuate the colors and patterns in the bird.

Cary Rogers

 
 
 

Michelle Alton
 

I think the yellow shafted northern flicker is among the most beautiful of birds in North America. And this photo proves it.


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April 09, 2009

 

Kerry Hill
  Beautiful capture and work, Cary!! Very well done!!


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April 09, 2009

 

Eivor Kuchta
  What you did really brings out the beautiful colors of this flicker. Well done, Cary!


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April 09, 2009

 

Cary Rogers
  Thank you for your great comments, Michelle, Kerry, and Eivor! I appreciate your supportive feedback! I think the flicker is an extremely striking bird, with it's "polka dot" feathers, black chest badge, and little red streak. Thanks again for your comments! :-)


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April 10, 2009

 
- Shelly A. Van Camp

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  Amazing bird and capture. We have woodpeckers here....But never seen one of these.


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April 29, 2009

 

Cary Rogers
  Thank you, Shelly! This is a red-shafted northern flicker. The underside of the wing feathers and tail feathers are a reddish orange color, and the male has a red "moustache." In other parts of the country, there is the yellow-shafted variety; the undersides are yellow, and the "moustache" is moved to the back of the head. The flicker has some very distinctive calls.


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April 30, 2009

 
- Janet McNeil

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  Congratulations, Cary, and good luck!!


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May 26, 2009

 
- Sherran Andersen

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  Congrats Cary. Sherran


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May 26, 2009

 
- Ken Smith

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  Excellent work, Cary...so glad to see this one in the winner's circle!


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May 26, 2009

 

Eugenio Diaz
  Congratulations on this Outstanding Finalist...Wonderful work!


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May 26, 2009

 

Sharon Sawyer
  Cary, HUGE congratulations on your outstanding finalist and all the best in the next round!!!


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May 26, 2009

 
- Bojan Bencic

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  Congratulations on your finalist, Cary.


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May 27, 2009

 
- Mitch Spence

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  Congratulations to you, Cary, on your finalist for this great flicker portrait.


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May 27, 2009

 

Cary Rogers
  Thank you Janet, Sherran, Ken, Eugenio, Sharon, Bojan, and Mitch! I appreciate you coming by~! :-)

CONGRATULATIONS to ALL this month's Finalists, and good luck in the next round!


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May 27, 2009

 

Ann Raine
  LOVE this one. I too have woodpeckers, but not one like this. Congratulations - he/she's gorgeous.

Ann

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May 27, 2009

 

Sam Britt
  Big congratulations, Cary!


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May 27, 2009

 

Cary Rogers
  Thank you Ann, and Sam! :-) I also like flickers because of how colorful their "under" feathers are, when they fly by.


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May 27, 2009

 

Colleen Farrell
  Fantastic capture, Cary! I love flickers. Big congrats on your finalist!


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May 29, 2009

 

Cary Rogers
  Thank you, Collen! I was walking around in Bel-Mar nature park, and a man saw my camera as I approached him and pointed-out two flickers he had been watching. The second flicker was on the other side of the trunk (in shade). Thanks again for your comments!


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May 31, 2009

 

Dick Jenkins
  Very nice work Cary. Congratulations on the Finalist award.


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June 12, 2009

 

Cary Rogers
  Well, thank you, Dick! I appreciate you stopping by~!


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June 12, 2009

 

Mike F. Anderson
  Great detail and composition here, Cary! Well processed.


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July 12, 2009

 

Cary Rogers
  Thanks, Mike! I appreciate you stopping by my gallery and leaving me your comment!


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July 13, 2009

 
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