Your Turn
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Your Turn
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Male and female Gila Woodpeckers (Melanerpes uropygialis) exchange feeding duties at their Saguaro Cactus nest hole at Usery Mountain Regional Park near Mesa, Arizona.
A conspicuous resident in the deserts of the Southwest and Mexico, the Gila Woodpecker is a characteristic bird of the saguaro cactus forests. When a pair of Gila Woodpeckers excavates a nest hole in a saguaro cactus, it typically does not use it for several months. Drying time is required for the inner pulp of the cactus to form a solid casing around the cavity.
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July 18th, 2019
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Gary F Richards 4 Days Ago
Spectacular Your Turn composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L voted
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Jurgen, on your Win in the Adult Birds in Pairs Contest for this wonderful photograph! One of my favorites! Voted. L/F
Steve Rich
Jurgen, amazing work. Your work deserves to be featured in our group "The Meandering Photographer" Please consider adding this work to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (Jan-Feb 2024)" active discussion thread. (l/f on 2-27-2024)
Tory Wilcox
I hardly know what to say about this exceptionally great capture of this special moment, Perfect is the main word that comes to mind.
Sabina Pamfili
an incredible piece of photography ART, Jurgen. Awesome and lovely and you must have been in awe just looking.