Northern flicker poofage - a photo on Flickriver

            Among the most common birds in the woodpecker family, flickers have a range that covers most of the United States.  This one was taking a brief break to stretch and ruffle its plumage on an old solitary tree in the Little Missouri National Grassland a couple of evenings ago (4-14-2024).  

I don't consider myself a "birder" by any stretch of the imagination and this is a relatively large crop of the best frame I had of this little bird.  Now I understand why bird images can become so addictive, though!  One is always striving to get just the right pose, light and focus, all at one time, hoping the subject will do something that is a bit unique...  The bird tracking/focus on my E-M1X is one of the features I love, for even with my slower telephoto it usually does quite well so long as there's sufficient light and contrast.  I've hesitated obtaining a teleconverter.  My 100-400mm is nice (this is handheld and I love the image stabilization, I must admit), even stretched this far, but still "slow" thanks to the variable aperature.  I'll be studying and contemplating, to be sure, while admiring the excellent images some of my experienced contacts obtain. :)

Taken in: United States / North Dakota / Unorganized Territory of Southwest McKenzie (show map)

Taken on: April 14, 2024

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Sets appears in: • Scenic/"other" Photography • Watford City & McKenzie County, North Dakota

Groups appears in: • Wildlife Watch • North Dakota more » • Nature Heals the Soul • Rural View (Nature, People, Places) • North & South Dakota Photography • Nature and Photography • North Dakota Birds • North American Nature & Wildlife Photography • ForestWander Nature Photography Excellence • North Dakota Photographers • Beauty of Life • *Earth *Nature *Life • Wildlife (Animals) Unlimited • Anything - 18+. Your best! NO KIDS PIX • US Wildlife • The Olympus E-M1X Users Group « less

Camera: Olympus E-M1X, f/6.3, 1/800 sec, 400mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M1X
Lens:	OLYMPUS M.100-400mm F5.0-6.3
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	+2.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.6 (Windows)
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