Pic of the Day

Brown-headed Nuthatch, Sitta Pusilla:

Guntersville Dam Recreational Area near New Hope, Alabama

Nikon D800, Nikkor 500mm f/4, 1/250 second @ f/8

Pic of the Day

Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus:

Guntersville Dam Recreational Area near New Hope, Alabama

     This is just one of many photographs I shot of Red-headed Woodpecker this past June near Guntersville Dam.  Red-headed Woodpeckers were once quite common in the area, but over the last decade they have decreased in numbers.

Pic of the Day

Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus:

Guntersville Dam Recreational Area near New Hope, Alabama

     What a beautiful bird is the Red-headed Woodpecker.  Its black and white body plumage and red head makes it one of my favorite woodpeckers.  The pair I have been photographing near Guntersville Dam is a breeding pair and in prime plumage right now.  I feel so fortunate to have found a pair that is so approachable and photogenic.

     This bird is perched on the trunk of a longleaf pine and the background is green shrubbery about two-hundred feet away, thus the pleasing out of focus background.  I just love when everything comes together to make a pleasing image.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 500mm f/4, 1/400 second @ f8