{"id":5336,"date":"2015-12-06T04:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/?p=5336"},"modified":"2023-04-06T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T20:47:13","slug":"golden-fronted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/golden-fronted\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden-Fronted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I thought I would showcase another bird from my recent outing to the <a href=\"http:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/state-parks\/pedernales-falls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pedernales Falls State Park<\/a> bird blind. The bird below is a female <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/field-guide\/bird\/golden-fronted-woodpecker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden-Fronted Woodpecker<\/a>.\u00a0The Golden-fronted Woodpecker consumes about as much fruit and nuts as it does insects. During the summer in Texas, the faces of some woodpeckers become stained purple from eating fruit of the prickly pear cactus. Perhaps we should change their name to the Purple-faced and Golden-fronted Woodpecker&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5183\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/20151124-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-270.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5183\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/golden-fronted\/golden-fronted-woodpecker-pedernales-falls-sp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/20151124-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-270.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Terry B. Kahler&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Golden-fronted Woodpecker  - Pedernales Falls SP&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1448369525&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Terry B. Kahler&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;470&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Golden-fronted Woodpecker  - Pedernales Falls SP&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Golden-fronted Woodpecker  &amp;#8211; Pedernales Falls SP\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Golden-fronted Woodpecker  &amp;#8211; Pedernales Falls SP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Golden-fronted Woodpecker  &amp;#8211; Pedernales Falls SP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/20151124-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-270-500x750.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/20151124-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-270-1000x1500.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5183\" src=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/20151124-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-270.jpg\" alt=\"Golden-Fronted\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/20151124-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-270.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/20151124-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-270-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/20151124-Pedernales-Falls-Birding-270-500x750.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden-fronted Woodpecker &#8211; Pedernales Falls SP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This image was taken with my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii\/\">Canon EOS 5D Mark III<\/a> using my <a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/sigma-150-600mm-f5-6-3-dg-os-hsm-lens\/\">Sigma 150-600mm f\/5-6.3 Sports Lens<\/a>\u00a0set on 470 mm. The camera was set on <a href=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/glossary\/aperture-priority\/\">Aperture priority<\/a> mode with the aperture set at f\/8, shutter speed at 1\/500th of a second and the ISO set at 2500.<\/p>\n<p>You can view my Birds of Texas collection by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/texas-birds\/\">here<\/a>. Please use the section below to post your comments, questions, or suggestions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1438517270490.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/spider-spider-on-the-flower\/t-kahler-logo-white-no-c-mini\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1490323340853.png\" data-orig-size=\"177,49\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"T Kahler Signature\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1490323340853.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1490323340853.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1996 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/tkahler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/T-Kahler-Logo-White-No-C-Mini-e1438517270490.png\" alt=\"T Kahler Signature\" width=\"177\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u00a9 2015 T. Kahler Photography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought I would showcase another bird. The bird below is a female Golden-Fronted Woodpecker. 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