Flickers by Ti-Paul
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A rare view of babies "woodpeckers" from inside a tree,right from day one till departure from the nest to the wilderness !I'll be posting more photos of these little beauties, if there is some interest! See more pictures on Webshots
How did I do it???? :) Well!!!! Don't know if I should tell you this,but I cheated just a little bit this time!!! I toke the liberty and the very big gamble of slightly enlarging the hole a bit more, to accommodate my small camera,and it paid off! "Mother Flicker" did'nt mind too much,for as long as I did'nt touch the chicks,she carried on just like nothing had happen!Wooff!!! Thank God,and mother flicker!:)Some woodships did fall on the chicks as you can see, but the housework was done the very next day!Way to go maman flicker!
The nest was about 6 feet off the ground,and at the very least, a foot and half deep into the tree,and about 7 inches of diametre!Pretty small home for six birds if you can imagine! In this case,she had chosen a poplar tree snag,very easy to dig out because of the softness of the wood,and not so blody hard on the neck,I guess!:)
Seven eggs were laid,six hatched,and five chicks survived! Pretty good advrage if you ask me!Would'nt of never found the site,if there would'nt been so many woodships at the base of the tree! At the touch of the tree,the sound that came out of the hole,was unbelievable! Sounded like a swarm of bees coming right at you! Never heard anything quite like it!Scarry to say the least!
To tell you the truth,it did'nt smell very good neither standing above the nest, because like I said,one did'nt hatched,and one little chick did'nt make it !So sad!!! :( It was extremely hard for me to have everything in focus,the deepness of the nest,small apearture against the round wall,could'nt see the result of my shots,till it were taken! Auto focus does'nt always work in those situations!I'm pretty happy about the result,what do you think?
Thanks for looking,and for your comments!
Have a great day everybody!Take care:)
Comments (22)
nongo
WOW, what a rare catch, I hope the mother didn't peck your eyes out for this shot!!! very sweet image of these babes!!!!! love it!!!
nathalie06
Ciao Paul ! Tu as vraiment fait une magnifique sie de ces oiseaux ! Mais celle-ci, de ces tout petits oisillons peine n est bouleversante ! Bien sur ils ne sont pas beaux.... mais les c'est le cas de tous les bd'oiseaux, mais quelle poie, qu'elle merveille que la vie !!! La Nature est toujours aussi extraordinaire et magique, si seulement l'homme pouvait s'en rendre compte, et retourner la seule vie possible : c'elle de l'harmonie avec elle... Merci pour ces photos incroyables ! Bon dimanche Paul. Hugz.
uniquedreamer
WOW what a great oppertunity for a shot like this. Wonderful V
jcv2
The new breed captured by the penetratring cam! :) Hope daddy and mummy did not get shocked to leave their breed! Impressive work!
Doodles
Excellent shot! Can't wait to see more pictures as they grow.
Zacko
Oooh, this is kewl!!! Talk about an original shot! Did you perhaps install a little webcam in there, turn it into "Big Birdie Brother" or something, LOL. Amazing capture my friend, keep em coming. Have a splendid sunday #:O)
ralphwarnick
A wonderful image!
soulofharmony
awesome find and p'graphy... wowwww.. never seen these before.. stunning
kimariehere
something i have never seen either!! baby woodpeckers .. i am glad the mama didnt hurt them ... only prob with enlargin the hold is some other critter might get in better like a fox ect.. but this is an awesome shot and one to be proud of and thanks for going to all that work so we could see it here!! AWESOME !!***** &hearts.. very impressive!!
chantal-france
Mon cher Paul, je suis un peu effray que tu ais fait des travaux d'agrandissement sur ce nidde pic-verts, mais bon, comme la photo est belle, je ne vais pas te gronder :)) Superbe photo !! fais-nous vite voir la suite :))
sharky_
Oh yes, would love to follow these baby birds. Excellent job in getting into their nest. Aloha
Lledeline
C'est extraordinaire, heureuse de savoir que cela n'a pas perturbla me. Bravo
x___photographs
wow..! ive never seen anything like it.. they look so jelly-like :] makes me wanna touch it. very nice capture!
watapki66
Wonderful nature shot!
pimbotin
C'est tout simplement exceptionnel!!! A envoyer au National geo...
cynlee
awesome shot & hopefully nothing will get them ;]
lajasmine
Merveilleuse photo Paul avec bois tout autours c'est rare de voir ils sont tout petits!!...super shot! mon id toi aussi tu es un pic bois avec le copeaux que je vois au fond fait par toi;)ahah ..bient:)
Kristanene
Excellent shot!! This is definitely a rare shot, and I loved the story behind it. :-) This is such a sweet shot; can't wait to see later shots of them!
Ti-Paul
I know! I know! But what i did'nt know before i enlarge the hole was, what was inside that tree!Curiosity was stronger than anything,and the occasion was rather unique if there was flickers! But i can assure you that nothing has happen to them! They are all gone now ,free as birds,all five of them!Thanks for your concerns and great comments! More to come soon! Have a wonderful week everyone! Paul:)
KiwiMiss
Awesome capture ... glad all survived
Generatrix
Very beautiful photograph! Unfortunately, your link to more pictures (webshots) does not work. Please post the corrected link so that I can enjoy your other pictures.
Fruit_Passion
ti-Paul sort les couvertures ils vont avoir froid. Bravo pour ton clic ;)