Are You Lonesome Tonight
by Nava Thompson
Title
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A photo taken by Nava Jo Thompson of a Redbelly woodpecker and a female Cardinal having a chat on a snow covered limb. Unusual sight. (1st place win in contest 11/14)(contest win tied for 1st place)....Red-bellied woodpeckers are noisy birds, and have many varied calls. Calls have been described as sounding like churr-churr-churr or thrraa-thrraa-thrraa with an alternating br-r-r-r-t sound. Males tend to call and drum more frequently than females, but both sexes call. Often, these woodpeckers "drum" to attract mates. They tap on aluminum roofs, metal guttering, hollow trees and even transformer boxes, in urban environments, to communicate with potential partners. Babies have a high-pitched begging call of "pree-pree-pree" They will continue to give a begging call whenever they see their parents for a while after fledging.......These birds mainly search out arthropods on tree trunks. They may also catch insects in flight. They are omnivores, eating insects, fruits, nuts and seeds. Their breeding habitat is usually deciduous forests. They nest in the decayed cavities of dead trees, old stumps, or in live trees that have softer wood such as elms, maples, or willows; both sexes assist in digging nesting cavities. Areas around nest sites are marked with drilling holes to warn others away.......Though the species is not globally threatened, it depends on large trees for nesting. In areas that are extensively deforested, the birds will sometimes utilize gardens, but for the most part simply will not be present in any numbers........Peeking out of its nestThe Red-bellied Woodpecker has extended its breeding range north over the last 100 years. Populations are increasing throughout most of the range. Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Published: 2012 Assessor/s: BirdLife International Reviewer/s: Butchart, S. & Symes, A. Contributor/s: Justification: This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be increasing, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is extremely large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure).
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March 4th, 2013
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Comments (182)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more
Elizabeth Dow
They are really having a serious conversation. Loving the two together! Wonderful capture!
Judi Dressler
Congrats, Nava, on your Dawn's Delight selection, and what a wonderful capture; love the interaction!
Dawn Currie
Congratulations! You are one of Dawn’s Delights for February 3, 2023!! This fine image has that "something special" that makes it an extraordinary image among the many artworks submitted to Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group.
Nava Thompson replied:
Dawn, thank you for special feature in WILD BIRDS OF THE WORLD- A NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP!
Morris Finkelstein
Revisiting this fantastic winter photograph, Nava! Congratulations on your feature in Wild Birds Of The World! F/L
Dawn Currie
Congratulations! This fine image of an identified wild bird is among the features for 1/24/2023! Thank you for sharing with the Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the January 2023 Features discussion for additional visibility.
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Nava – your stunning scene has been selected as an Honorable Mention from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Different Animals Interacting photo contest! It has been placed in the Special Recognition thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Carol Lowbeer
I loved your "bird discussion" picture. What an amazing capture and so crisp and sharp too! Fav!
Pali S
lovely capture...beautiful birdies and a great photo with the snow as the backdrop ...fav !!!