Northern Flicker (male) by Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik

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09-MAY-2006	Lloyd Spitalnik

Northern Flicker (male)

Shakespeare Garden, Central Park, NYC

Colaptes auratus

Both male and female Northern Flickers took turns excavating a nest hole. Unfortunately, as soon as they finished, they were evicted by the more aggressive European Starlings.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II ,Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM
1/320s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso400 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	09-May-2006 08:11:42
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	400 mm
Exposure Time	1/320 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	400
Exposure Bias
White Balance	(-1)
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(6)
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Janet Forjan-Freedman		08-Jul-2007 22:06
How exciting to capture this incredible action!

Bryan Ramsay		01-Feb-2007 03:02
Great catch!!! -BJ V.

carol j. phipps		02-Oct-2006 22:58
GMV! That's one busy bird. Well done.

Sheila		20-May-2006 05:20
Wonderful action shot! V (Starlings are shot on sight here if they come over from the eastern states.)

Eckhart Derschmidt		19-May-2006 07:49
Hey, that's fantastic.Really working hard! GMV

Guest		19-May-2006 05:33
Fantastic capture Lloyd, and thanks for the information. I think it's time you published a book of birds!GMV

Bryan Murahashi		19-May-2006 04:42
Wow! Great capture of this Flicker at work. Like the spray of wood chips here. V.