Daily Archives: December 20, 2022

Uganda Edition: Speckled Tinkerbird and Yellow-spotted Barbet

On December 20, 2022 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - Africa, birds, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP, nature, Sony RX10iv, Uganda, wildlife

Speckled Tinkerbird and Yellow-spotted Barbet, Neck (Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park), Uganda, August 2022 — Two Barbets in a single view…the Speckled Tinkerbird and the Yellow-spotted Barbet…both with all but identical ranges in the forests southwestern Uganda. These were at Neck on the way from Ishasha to Bwindi. Sony Rx10iv at 567mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 640 @ f4 @ 1/500th. Plus 1EV.

Golden-naped Woodpecker

On December 20, 2022 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - action, birds, Costa Rica, nature, Osa Peninsula, Sony RX10iv, wildlife

Golden-naped Woodpecker: Las Tardes Community Ecology Project, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, December 2022— This is from the road above the Las Tardes project. The Golden-naped Woodpecker is “near-endemic” of Costa Rica…only found in the south Pacific lowlands and foothills and just barely into Panama across the border. This is a female…the males have a small patch of red on the crown. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4.5 @ 1/1000th.