Frog on the back of a Downy Woodpecker

Home » Frog on the back of a Downy Woodpecker

Frog on the back of a Downy Woodpecker

I was shooting at the Ridgefield NWR in Dec. 2009, and came across this Downy Woodpecker on a tree trunk.  I shot many frames of the bird and didn’t realize until I got home and viewed the shots in Lightroom, that the bird had a hitchhiker–a Pacific Tree Frog.  I have posted a set of shots on Flickr that shows different angles, some of which show the frog better than in others.  Here is the set of shots on Flickr (scroll all the way through the comments to see the cropped image of the frog): http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsdavenport/4214866019/.  This set of shots is by far my most viewed posting on Flickr due to its uniqueness (over 2100 views as of Nov. 2010).

I was shooting at the Ridgefield NWR in Dec. 2009, and came across this Downy Woodpecker on a tree trunk.  I shot many frames of the bird and didn’t realize until I got home and viewed the shots in Lightroom, that the bird had a hitchhiker–a Pacific Tree Frog.  I have posted a set of shots on Flickr that shows different angles, some of which show the frog better than in others.  Here is the set of shots on Flickr (scroll all the way through the comments to see the cropped image of the frog): http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsdavenport/4214866019/.  This set of shots is by far my most viewed posting on Flickr due to its uniqueness (over 2100 views as of Nov. 2010).

3 thoughts on “Frog on the back of a Downy Woodpecker”

    1. Glad you found it Arman..it’s been buried pretty far down in the stack! It garnered a lot of interest when I first posted it, so I thought I’d give it another showing on my site and on Facebook. I still can’t believe it!

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

My Gear:

  • Canon EOS 5D Mark IV & Grip
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • Canon EF 500mm f4L IS II
  • Canon EF 24-105mm f4L
  • Canon EF 50mm f1.8
  • Canon 1.4X III Extender
  • Canon 2x III Extender
  • Canon 580EX Flash
  • Zoom H1 Recorder
  • Better Beamer
  • Manfrotto tripod/monopod
  • Manfrotto Gimbal Head
  • Sandisk Compact Flash Cards
  • The Molar Bean Bag by Vertex
  • Joby Gorillapod Focus & Ballhead
  • Canon EG200 Backpack
  • Storm Jacket Camera Cover
  • Kinesis Safari Sack
  • Original Bug Shirt Elite Edition

Software:

  • Adobe Photoshop CC
  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic
  • Nik Color EFEX Pro 4
  • Nik Sharpener 3
  • Nik Dfine 2.0
  • Nik Viveza 2
  • Nik HDR Efex Pro 2
  • Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
  • Nik Analog Efex Pro