Camouflage mode - the sapsucker

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Comments


Debra Plett

They really are camouflaged against the tree trunk. Nice job keeping your eye on them and capturing the shot Yves.

Yves Langlois

Thanks Debra. Quite surprissed to see how the colours of the bird blend in perfectly with the dead tree.

Jane LeBlanc

Good capture, Yves.

Yves Langlois

Thank you very much Jane

Description
A pair of sapsuckers were coming my way, moving from dead branches to dead trees to finaly land on one well lighted at a fair distance. One of the two birds took that camouflage pose for a long minute. Naked eye at that distance he was totaly invisible. Then he stop the camouflage mode and start moving for insects as usual.
Taken By
Yves Langlois
Taken On
July 27, 2025
Tagged
sapsucker accipiter animal bird plant tree tree_trunk branch vertebrate beak wing twig wildlife feather bird_of_prey accipitridae
  • Focal: 794
  • Lens Model: FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
  • Shutter speed: 0.0005 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 11

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